Fear

Limbs, Bodies, Men

Hearts, Promises, Families

Monuments, Records

Broken.

Shattered.

Splintered and Snapped.

The eternal substratum

Humanity's definition

The reason for living,

To rise up and remain

whole.

Strong.

Complete and Exhaustive.

Flirt with the taunting earth

Its cold clutches grasp fruitlessly

The line thins, blood pumps

Heart hammers, drowns out the sound

Seconds, Minutes, Hours

As meaningless as their names

No bonds, no chains

Freedom's only opposition

You.