no longer rules my universe
my body
no longer a cultural pawn
Me
no longer lying to keep the peace
I let my arms fall
wide and open
to defy
the catastrophic dying game
I felt the Cosmos
snap that choke collar from my neck and unlock the shackles at my feet
as comet stars
Stripped me of the bullshit garb, the plastic thoughts, my servant crosses
and morbid skins of betrayal and uncertainties
that weren’t mine to begin with
As I cascaded through Time
Life sang
The Ballad of Breathtaking
and…
I remembered everything