BARS

BARS

no man
is an island

but beg
to differ
JD

I am
without all
connection

not even
an island

treading water
in the middle of the ocean

giving one last
glance upwards
before I
sink

beneath
the surface
so stunned and
surprised

at how many stars
have suddenly
become
stripes
suddenly become bars

become our prison
for the rest of time