they took my lightand spun lies with it.they stitched my lips closed—covered my eyes, and filled my ears sothat i could not see, or hear,the war they waged on my name.i could not speak over their lies.so i wept until my tears became an oceanthat swallowed the earth and drowned them all.-and they called her a witch, when all she wanted was freedom(image by Tess Nebula via unsplash)