Womb

The lies you were told began in the womb

Muffled voices from some yet unknown world

Born into chaos and blinding light

No wonder you squeezed your eyes shut and clenched your fists

This life was first and foremost an assault upon your gentle spirit

Cutting it away with precision and clear intent

You learned to pretend in the ways that one must

To be quiet and calm and always ready to change so that others would feel better about themselves

Rules were followed

Smiles were practiced

The equations of life were repeated like scripture

So that you too learned to lie and tell yourself in the dark that it was not such a bad thing

Until you came undone

And found the well-constructed pieces of you falling away like exhausted soldiers abandoning their posts

So then the search for the shackles and the key must begin again

Remember when they come for you that your soul is still within you

She is from a place where infinity is just another long and gorgeous day

And her greatest desire for you is to be free

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