Shackles

Occasionally I feel like the world
around is crashing down upon me.
But I smile and hide the pain.
I can not deny
what I would do
for memories that wouldn't
keep me up at night.
What I would do
if only to see a better life than this.
Sometimes I wonder
if there's a point in all of this.
No matter how good I try to be,
it seems to be of no difference.
I can never seem to shake these shackles.