freedom

you can take my body,

beat my mind,

batter my soul

with no remorse.

but as i lay,

ravaged, in rage,

my mind is free,

my soul's away,

floating free,

untouched by your

stench, your sickness, 

reeking of hatred,

consumed by cowardice,

bathed in fear

mixed with loathing.

in this moment

you may think 

you've won 

and conquered,

but your body 

and soul

are the truly

imprisoned.

confined by ignorance,

caged by illusions,

haunted by anger,

restricted to misery

and killed connections.

my soul may be

slightly shattered

for some time

but love lives on,

and i am free

to float on.