Back & Forth

I know it's long, but please read and/or review.Thanks! (I'll return the favor)

I sit here patiently
No, wait, I lied
I sit here impatiently
Staring at the skies
Lost in their darkness
Believing their lies

I look around
My small, enclosed room
This is what I found
Nothing but space

My gaze lingers on
The gate that traps me
Although it is unlocked
From whatever I can be

Countless times
I am given a chance
To redeam myself
To slowly advance

The darkness clears
Things become light
The gate disappears
Suddenly I am free

I stand slowly
On weak, unused legs
I depend wholly
On my desire to be free

I cannot resist
The light is too bright
I cannot see through its midst
Of everything light

I take two steps
Outside of my cell
Am I really free
From my eternal hell?

My thoughts turn negative
The light suddenly dims
It wasn't unexpected
It was just a whim

I close my eyes
When the ground starts to sink
I am imprisoned again
Faster then you'd think

Now, once more
Darkness reigns
And I await
My thoughts of pain...
.......
...How long has it been?
I am still in my cell
It is no different
Things aren't going well
For this jails only occupant

For some reason
I'm starting to believe
That leaving would be treason
I don't need to be free?

This world starts to change
Things are becoming bright
All the darkness fades
Blackness becomes light

My gate begins to rattle
It dissolves before my eyes
I look up above
What happened to the skies?

They are no longer empty
Or devoid of any stars
My cell begins to shake;
It no longer has bars
I am finally free