will i learn to resent you?
i’m beginning to see parts of her in you.
her legacy will remain that of a
despotic regime.
a hatred-filled reign of manipulation and domination.
i fear that your hand holding mine
will turn to steel,
unforgiving
shackles to tame;
control to maintain.
is this our heritage?
what the descendants of the island
will inevitably become?
exhaustive trolls,
with our bodies as pawns
in a constant game of power
and deception.
i don’t want to inherit that legacy.
let it die when she does.
–ย it’s okay, just breathe. Take my hand, we will roam free.