The place in your mind

Can you imagine
a small dark room
so black
you can't see the people
the other people
crowded around you
in the pitch black?

This is my heaven
and my hell.
it's the place i live in
at the back of my mind.
The place i retreat to
when something goes wrong
or when i just want comfort.

It's the place i go
when i know i'm in the wrong
when i'm feeling guilty
or isolated and lonely
and it makes it worse.
So much worse
that i'm stuck there for hours
unable to escape
the mounting depression.

It makes me realise
that i'm not alone
stuck in my head
with the voices of my mind.
They tell me what to do
but i learnt to ignore it
or they get me into trouble.

Everyone has
this place in their minds
you've just got to realise
where the key lies.
It could be in embarassment
humiliation or lies;
or perhaps in glory
that you realise the disguise.

It's in the back of your mind
and that's where it will stay
but for your sake
i hope you never find the way.