Poetry: "Taste Freedom"

When I enter into the silence

With my eyes closed

My breathing slows

Stillness lumbers into my bones

As the twitching of my muscles subsides

I sense the wrestling of my soul

I feel the majesty of the universe that surrounds me

I drink from the well of hope and love

As fear, doubt, and loneliness

seeps out from within

It's in those moments that

I

know

I am not alone

I am amongst

my family of humankind

Ghosts of humanity

as the spirits of the animals

dance amongst us

the birds sing

our heartbeats thump in unison

a common drumbeat

for our souls to

taste freedom

as

the earth holds us tightly

to her bosom

and the wind

carries all our worries

into the infinity of

the universe.

I awaken to freedom.

As time moves along

My body awakens

to the starkness of my

humanity

Difference is my burden

My breathing quickens

Fear rushes in

My silent moments

All forgotten

It's my white brethren

And their maidens

Who and whom

shackle

my body

taint my mind

subjugate me to

their indifference

they take without asking

no thank you is afforded me

nor required according to them.

I enter into the silence

with my eyes closed

my breathing slows

stillness lumbers into my bones

as the twitching of my muscles subsides.

I awaken to freedom.

10/21/2011