Stasis

You can count my steps,

You can check what I wear.

You can take note of anything

My friends say or do.

You can bind my thoughts and ideas

To the rhythm of your breath

But you cannot be me

You, a shadow without an identity

You’re only fooling yourself

And gradually you’ll disappear

You can count my steps,

You can check what I wear.

Condemn me for anything

Brand me as a “Dissident”