The Hostage

Your thoughts and desires held me hostage, I struggled to break away, But they refused to release their hold, And the ransom was too high to pay Slowly, you dragged me down to the pit, Where your darkness latched onto me; And I stood helpless as you locked the gate, But what did you do with the key! I've been here much too long now, In the darkness, it's so hard to see; Now and then a ray of light gets in, And when I see you, I see me I surrendered my desire to escape, My decline is past all concern; I'm making the best of this errant life, Somewhere, there's a lesson to learn I get more comfortable everyday, Now and then I even sing; I can't go back to where I've been, I wouldn't recognize a thing