brickity brick brick

I've got a brick tied to my ankle

i drag it around like a shackled ball and chain

hoping one day i can sever the rope

this brick was fashioned from regrets and insecurities

always there just following me around

lurking in my shadow 

constricting me from jumping more than an inch or two
stopping me from wandering very far

I tied this brick to me around the time i hit puberty

there's cuts and bruises from the rope

man do i want to get rid of this brick

but i'm afraid i've got a life sentence.