Is it better by: Arsiema Gherahtu, Photo digital (black and white), 2018
Screaming, pleading, endlessly
behind 12 inch thick bulletproof glass
No.
A two-way mirror rather.
I see myself.
They may not believe me, I know.
My actions might deceive me, I know,
but I see myself.
Tell me,
what does imprisonment look like?
Would you say
about 5’2 with a smile on her face?
Mercy?
No. I don’t know her,
but Misery?
Friend, companion, foe,
in one.
I close my eyes
and she’s still not gone.
Help.
The volume control
gave way long ago,
and I have become deaf
from my sorrow.