Smoothing wrinkles in my mind
Darkness silence meditation breathing
Thoughts
Solitary confinement: tool for torture
Original intention: tool for truth
Darkness and silence
secretive warfare: migrating tribes
strapped: crouching low with dull weaponry at hand
Securing perimeter around ignorant victim
Dragging torment creating space to move
He kicks and screams while the beatings continue
Morale improves: the truth comes out he’s inflicted with pain
Now realizing he played it right his fight becomes breathing
His body aches but the excess stress regarding his near death has vanished
He balls up clots of blood and dust in his mouth
fills his cheek with a big dirty breath
“Hoc-Tu”
spits it all on the bloody floor
Realizing this isn’t his home,
He buttons his shirt: laces his shoes
Headed for the exit he sees the mess he left behind
Sighs relief and shuts the door