liberation was understanding that, if they cannot swallow me, they can choke. & most importantly: i am not meant to be consumed. i am not nourishment, my heart is not the end of starvation & thirst, i am not salvation. i am an idea, a place, a concept, a notion, a witness statement, a desire, a storyline, a moment. i carved myself out of clay, i created me, i fortify me, i am unable to be influenced or mitigated, diluted.