ARE WE THERE YET?

IN LIFE IT IS USUAL TO STRIP YOURSELF OF OUTSIDE FORCES AND TAKE A FAMILY TRIP

BUT DO YOU RECOLLECT THE FORCED TRIP OUTSIDE THAT STRIPPED FAMILIES?

OUTSIDE THEIR COMFORT

OUTSIDE THEIR TERRITORY

OUTSIDE THEIR HUMANITY

I WAS ONCE A KING

ENDOWED WITH PRECIOUS STONES OF THE EARTH

TRADED IN FOR IRON BRACELETS AND ANKLETS

THAT CONNECT, CLEARLY AN UPGRADE,

SEE HOW THEY SHINE WITH THE GLIMMER

OF CAPTIVITY

I WAS ONCE FIRMLY PLANTED ON THE GROUND

WALKING THROUGH JUNGLES INHABITED WITH

THE CREATURES OF THE LAND NOW I LOUNGE ON

WOOD THAT FLOATS IN WATER, HOW LOVELY,

SEE HOW I LIE COMPACTED LIKE SARDINES IN

MY OWN FLUIDS

I WAS ONCE MARRIED

A STUNNING BEAUTY APPREHENDING MY TIME

BLESSING ME WITH AFFECTION AND HEIRS

WHO NO LONGER EXIST, WHAT A RELIEF,

SEE HOW I DWELL IN SILENCE WITH NO

FORM OF UNDERSTANDING

I HAVE CHANGED

I HAVE ADAPTED

I HAVE REALIZED

IN LIFE I BELIEVE EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON AND THERE IS GREATER PURPOSE

I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT IS WORTH THIS REFORM, ARE WE THERE YET?