there's a thing called poem

there's a thing called freedom
that is something i never had
somenting i always wanted
something i can't stop missing
or wishing
or hoping for

there's a thing called freedom
that hunts me every night
that keeps my feelings overloaded
that keeps my body out of sight

there's a thing called freedom
a thing called self protection
or self respect
that are some things i could never exercise
some things that were taken from me
some things that -
like anything in my lifetime -
i could never fully understand
because love is the progenitor
the father of all good whises
of all good feelings

and there's a thing called love
that is something i never had