5 October 2001

my skull is cracked
with the weight of the
world

inside and out

barriers to every day

this darkness
the shadows
around

cloak

and dagger me
with crushing
affection.

can i reveal myself
or
should i continue
to hide
here
in my bones?

continuing this
slavery –
a possible impossibility

with life independent
of spirit

Amended 10 January 2003