Escape

By Yasmin Tubritt

Break down those doors they built to keep you in.

The metal doors that closed off your mind.

The wooden ones that slammed shut

on your imperfect body and

the iron grille that sliced through your lips

and sealed your tongue.

No longer be a willing accomplice

to the destruction of your true self.

You're not here to acquiesce

to the desires of a man,

to quieten your voice lest

your roar awakens the demons within you.

Scream your fist through the glass,

and use the splinters to write

your story in blood.

Your sweat and tears roll back to you.

They are yours now

to do with what you will.

Use them to rise.