back in the days
when i was an alien
(before i’d crawled into the flesh
that now calls itself me):
i was free to soar
among the stars
this is the freedom
i seek to find again
hidden deep in the labyrinth
of my soul
inside the husk of humanity
i pretend to inhabit
there is a me
i used to be
until i decided it wasn’t safe
04.02.24