A cage I didn’t know I was in

Had opened.

But I didn’t see the latch release in time

 to avoid getting shocked 

When I finally left

The jolt created a void

And one of those pale scars that look

Like it happened years ago

But sometimes it still

Aches

The four horseman

Joined forces with perceived power

But even they

In their infinite entropy

Could not defeat

Spirit

Something scratched at my 

Brain

An foggy intrusion

Perceived as a nonchalant gesture

Whose consequences are yet

undetermined  

Land fell away

Rushing past me and stealing my breath

Muddy waters to remind me

That I’m not important

But I can survive

The absolute

Never was

But I’m breathing easy

Compared to some