Three Worlds, Three Prisons
I think about human freedom
I search for human liberty
I get none in human life
Humans have never carried
Freedom and liberty in bags
In mother’s womb
Surely I see no freedom, no liberty!
In the womb- world humans;
have eyes but not allowed to see
have ears but not allowed to hear
have mouth but not allowed to eat
have tongue but not allowed to taste
have limbs but not allowed to travel
have feelings but not allowed to express
have age-mates in other wombs but not allowed to visit
Umbilical cord is the only highway of interaction!
Humans tell me, is that freedom or imprisonment?
Get born and find another prison
A prison of locked- ups and denials;
love to travel but have passport and visas
love as you like, you commit fornication
love someone’s partner, you commit adultery
possess all you want, you are a thief
do as you want, break laws
no freedom to swim like fish
no freedom to fly like a bird
no freedom to sail like clouds
no freedom to relax like air
no freedom to live for ever
Humans tell me is that freedom or imprisonment?
Die and you face another imprisonment
No passport, no visas are allowed
Live in heaven only or hell only
No visit to a brother across in hell
No visit to a father across in heaven
No sending back message to earth
In hell burn and cry in eternity
In heaven sing and praise the Lord in eternity
No night, no day in heaven or hell
No tomorrow, no today, no yesterday
No ambitions, no desires, no sleeping
No hope, no second chance
Humans tell me, is that freedom or imprisonment?
What about Guantanamo Bay Prison?
What do you say about Maximum Prison?
Confinement in maximum prison is
A shadow of greater denials in womb-prison
And eternal imprisonment in heaven, in hell
Human prison is temporal but with hope
It is a shadow of the real prison in the womb
It is a picture of the real prison in the hereafter
Then which freedom, liberty do you urge for?
Like a dreamer you are chasing after white ghosts
Fighting for freedom and liberty is a jest
Freedom and liberty you enjoy is a chimera
They are feathers of what does not exist
Humans are conceived in prison, live in prison
And die to live in prison
Human existence is life imprisonment
Copyright © Solomon Ochwo-Oburu | Year Posted 2016
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