Expression
A vignette; painted
As fault on some blank canvas
Blemish to the norm

Concepts clash
For war of free will
Structure and statute
Begat defiance and apostasy

For want of free will
Abandonment faded after glorious rise
Reds and oranges descending from branch
Under burning autumn skies

Semblance of latitude
Grasped by writs of bureaucracy
Liberty gasping under choked lungs
As reds and oranges turn to browns

Artistry of soul’s visualization
Stripped like lumber from grand trees
Flat boards and beams
Become structure and base for tyranny