Locked away from the world,

Locked away from society,

Locked away, but not left alone,

He who is our father in heaven,

Has me, he’s in my heart and soul,

God our father, he has a plan for each one of us.

Suffer I may,

Not for ever,

Only for the moment,

Locked up,

Locked away,

God has planned this stay,

Will I give up, no, not today,

I’m strong,

I’m patient,

I’m alive,

I’m OK.

Locked away,

Not forever,

My day is to come,

I will see the freedom

I desperately seek.

Amber Carthen, 11/14/15