Self-Control

How my heart yearns to break loose
from the invisible ropes that bind
me inside this box
a prisoner inside my bubble

How I long to do whatever I feel like
without asking for permission
on the spur of the moment
just because

Without a logical explanation
and a structured plan
the freedom to do as I please
because I can

How I wish I was not blessed
with these practical ropes that bind:
responsibility, dependability,
loving parents who care

If only I could break free
throw all my cares out the window
and live moment by moment
satisfy my every desire

But I do not dare
take that reckless plunge
because the box that confines me
is guarded by me

I yearn to burst out
and I know that I can
but instead I chose
to keep myself bound

Inside this imaginary cage
called self-control.