Xawk

Clenched jaw of pain;    opening impossible- to speak the words of angst,    and the spirits truth. I forfeit myself to the power with      a wired jaw of secrecy;          to speak all but lies. They silence me with straps    and poison me-      to become another mindless drone. Broken teeth of freedom;    in a country where speaking is crime:       I stand tall;          I am silenced;       I stand again;          I am quieted...                  permanently. Copyrighted 2005 Dragon tears