tame

You cannot tame me

a wild coyote

can never forget

how to howl at the Moon.

You cannot change me

put me in a glasshouse 

dye me in different colour 

I’d still bloom

with pride and honour.

You cannot get to me

my home is my body

I only believe in what I see

not what you gave me.

You can put me in a cage

give me nowhere to run

take me out of my elements 

I’d grow legs out of the water.

Push me down from the highest cliff

and I’d learn to spread my wings wider.

t.l.