Tightrope

truth or love

it isn’t clear

there seems to be

no distinction here

.

nor does it matter

to those in fear

her message is loud

but the deaf cannot hear

.

she resigns to the silence

against the blood spilled violence

for who is listening anyway

and cares for distraction from their day

.

days of love, dance, song and joy

which she too would share if she had employed

a lack of care and shoulder cold

to those beaten by a military government so bold

.

now she spends endless days alone

524 tells the calendar on her phone

living in hell battling fear

of what will happen to her here

.

thankful to each who send

help and hope

keeping her alive

on this tightrope

.

but when will it end

when will that be?

when will the day come

when she is set Free?