trapped to the reins of a shadow,
feel the icy water drip, drip, dripping
onto my bare, weighted shoulder.
defeated, lost,
behind steel bars, i see
where do my thoughts go?
into actions forbidden.
around me, shaded with unfamiliarity
arrested by my mind's criminality
disconnected from reality,
from the world's cruelty.

beastly chains restrict me,
holding me back.

crying out
to the world before me,
to the faces that turn
away from my heavy shoulder
and from the shame of
my....