Prisoner
If freedom was granted, it would be wasted.
They said.
If imprisonment was granted, it would cost you money.
I countered.
I left my spark.
And carried away the remnants.
Along with my bags.
Which they had deemed part of the outside world.
I left silently in the middle of the day.
When everyone else was asleep.
I wouldn’t stay another night.
But others would.
And their screaming would begin again without me.
Copyright © Angelica Tao | Year Posted 2021
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