Turning nightmares into shadows & shadows into light
I was a prisoner in Egypt for eight years
for crimes committed against the state
Though I was innocent they treated me fairly
providing food & shelter and paper & pen
It reminded me of a short story I read in college
about a self-imposed isolationist
And though I never became as ‘enlightened’
as the character in the story
I did expand my capacities in thought & action
my psyche & physique gradually transformed
By the time I was released nobody recognized me
and I was free to wander this world again
june two thousand twenty
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Wow
Thank you, Wanda.
You’re welcome
wow, indeed.
Thank you, Beth.
Another Wow, John!
Thank you, Lauren!