don’t enslave me in your thoughts
twisting my soul into your mind
choking freedom
with your tongue
leaving this body devoid
of its very essence

& reeling on the edge of an emotionless abyss

I am indifferent to the loss
[of me in you]
you’ve gained sovereignty over my heart
while i’ve become a refugee
with no longer a place
to call home

so my home is now in you
trapped
pacing the cage that is your mind
peering out at the world
through your windows

& there is no more me
only we
[but really only you]
& i collect the leftover fragments of what i once
called self

& burn them in the pits
of your bowels
where the ashes will wait
for your release