will I ever be free?
underneath my skin exists 60,000 miles of blood vessels 206 bones a pair
of lungs a gasp of light a whisper of mandarin an ocean
of hate flesh and blood my atoms have existed since the beginning of the
universe yet I am still raw the stars sigh "wisdom comes at a price" I know
I know
history given a voice would scream agony even the sun is not bright
enough to burn aside mankind perhaps upon a passing meteorite I could
wish it all apart I am tired of this who would want to be around people who
judge another based on the color of their skin I yearn perhaps for a
homeland a world away for the darkness of space does not call me alien
I am alive
barely
inside me courage lies forgotten in her grave words choking me theirs
feeding shame on my shoulder fear creating bottlenecks in my throat I've
heard of blood shed for nothing I stop but the salt comes out in tears soon
the words will revolt string themselves together into a death sentence there's
life all around me see the plants growing from my bones sprouting inside my
ribs see where a lotus resides blooming in my eye struggling
from mud towards sky
I wish to float in the emptiness between
the stars
there void swallows social constructs hate is a wound that
heals stillness and
brilliance and resistance pours infinitely
thousands of light years away
others watch as Earth turns to dust