I Am Who I Make Myself

Original Artwork by: Paul Fryer (1963 in Leeds, United Kingdom – )

https://paulfryer.net/artwork/morning-star-2008/

Sometimes I write poems in response to art. I rarely know the artist, but I like to put how I feel due to the art, and sometimes reflect on why I feel that way.

Stared at by others adored and adorned in gold
wrapped in the words of those who won’t see
burned to the bone and wishing to flee
hoping that one day your wings can be free.

The telephone wires wrap deeper
into your flesh not mine
As you make claims about beings
that are only stories, not alive.

Why can’t you see that
enmity
towards sovereignty
was your devil’s only crime?

He is our storied Prometheus
stealing knowledge from the god
who hoarded power and ignored the pleas
of everyone.

Originally posted: June-August, 2025 [Two combined youtube comments] (alternate identity: U. ru, @urusaiinu)