i brushed my teeth

after morning meal

i used colorless language

to describe how i feel today

i recall a

glimpse of the sun

high above me

through the wire glass

i recall a

time when i would run

before they took

my reason away

let me lie

use my device

of disguise

let me lie still

i look at the wall

and practice my face of innocence

a knife from a nail

to measure my strength against

again

i recall the

sharp smell of gasoline

burning brightly

enlightening me

now i'm stuck here

and i flip through magazines

in the waiting room

of my memory