The mind-forg'd manacles I hear
In every claim to ties that break
As I step in to chaos, fear,
And slowly, my own self, remake.
The mind-forg'd manacles I see
In each habit, unexamined,
As I become what was meant to be,
And my self is reimagined.
The mind-forg'd manacles I feel
In every thought they try to take,
As I reach towards what is real,
And my new self takes shape.
