Born locked down

Anima Series 6

Lismore NSW Australia 2021

 

Model: Ayleish Cusack

 

 

i was born locked-down

 

locked-down within myself

 

locked-down by my own lack of confidence

my own unwillingness to rise above my fears

 

and take ownership

 

confined, cloistered by something inside

that is solely mine

 

every knock and bruise I’ve encountered

is mine also

 

because there’s no-one here to deal

with their consequence but me

 

no-one to blame, nothing that changes

what was

 

so every word I speak, every move I take,

every choice I make now and forever is mine

 

i was born locked-down

yet have earned my freedom

 

 

Done