The boiling egg overflows The emaciated carcass expels the residue of what remained from its skeletal cracks. The foul indignation pours into my thoughts at the audacity of What has been imposed I lay quietly as the seams of my skull expand and then contract to the heat of the blood pulsating furiously through my black veins I run my fingers through my coarse hair, uneven, and abrasive to the touch. Defiant to be reckoned with. Strong willed Wild and free I am reminded in haste that your eyes are offended by the coils of my tree But I remind you of the truth, That you are from deep within the core of me. You ripped me from sacred ground but you have forgotten that I am The seed. You have worked diligently to reject and defile me, but I am your Reflection that you choose to not see. In elimination of the self, you have emptied the soul. Tears stain the red clay from which gave birth to me But I am here in this native land that you have pilfered. I am a discarded pawn, an orphan with no root that will embrace me The regret should come as the present teacher. Not as the dead Reminder I rise, but to your flagrant occasion I covet the bone straight dead threads on top of my head. I ask for forgiveness to all that came before. They lie in my shame I pick up the keys and head for the office Itβs only Tuesday I secretly smile as I am reminded You Were You Are And You Will Always Be Me