questions

how do you release yourself when

the incarceration of the one who once imprisoned your love,

and strangled your sexuality,

is the definition of your freedom?

how do you release yourself when

the keys are dangling from the belt-buckle

of the one who once trespassed your garden

and trampled your wildflowers?

how do you release yourself when

your heartstrings are double knotted,

wrapped around your wrists,

and your vocal chords?

how do you release yourself when

your heart takes her hands,

rattles the bars of your rib cage,

and with a whisper, cries out?