A Decision

By Andrew R. Duckworth

I’ve long felt the need to
Separate myself from system.
I am more than my money,
More than my face, more than
My property, more than technology.
At my core and yours is a soul
In search of freedom from this
Creeping world of slavery.
Slavery to what? Slavery to self,
Slavery to screen, slavery to
Governing bodies and greed.
As it creeps, we are one foot
On solid ground, one foot
In sinking sand. Which way we
Pivot determines whether we
Are loosened from shackles
Or if we are consumed.
It is not so much trying,
But a decision that must be made,
Unless we perish body and soul
To our own creations.