I am a human,
a human imprinted to be enslaved,
enslaved to a symbol,
a symbol forged for a purpose,
a purpose to possess,
a purpose to consume,
a purpose to fear,
a purpose to hate,
a purpose to annihilate,
a purpose to defend,
a purpose to live,
a purpose to love,
a purpose to vindicate,
of being a human,
slowly turned,
into a symbolic slave.

25 Jan 2022 Jophin Kulangara
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