Higher Straits

Life twists my body like a cactus
Daily pricks checking I'm alive
Red water within running wild
Pumping through vein straits
Linking body to soul

Today I split open
Pressure rushed in
Bandages stained red
A sunset on a past
An amber hope rising

The lesson?
Unlock mental prison
Imagination is the key
Turn to the higher straits
Leave the low to the cockroaches