I am beggar
I am thief
I am Eve

Buried in belief

I am leader
I am breeder
I am Adam

Narcissistic feeder

I lie inside the doorway
Unable

Those Unopposed

innately nimble thumb sans thimble up

with index OK, it'll be a slow day
for Cricket or crochet

but perfect

A Yearning

Even small as a sparrow
would I be,
if I could fly above the world,
soaring free.

No more than a ripple
would I be,
if

~~ To Fly Away ~~

To fly away and feel free

Only to fly - flying only me

How it would feel -only to love

To fly - soaring like

-In response to "The Life of Olaudah Equiano" an Autobiography-

The ship of slaves
The vessel of the damned
The suffering and