there is no freedom in love
it is an inescapable prison
love is a man's tyrant
a calm, merciless oppressor
numbing the spirit like
sickening sugar
stuck to your wrapped-up
paper heart
impossible to touch
without tearing the folds

there is no freedom in love
it is a keyless manacle chained
to an anchor, hoisted from the ship

true freedom is apathy
but the lover is doomed