i am secure

my room looks out to the wide open spaces

my heart is touched by awakening faces

i see the panic of people in motion

i can stand here

look out on an ocean

i am a wall awaiting a catchword

i see the city laid out like a patchwork

alone

i am free from hatred and blindness

i hope that this life is frozen and timeless

my man is here

we grow old by inches

tomorrow i'll walk among heroes and princes

i feed the boys

i hear secrets whispered

i know the hearts that are battered and blistered

i am secure in this world of apartheid

this is my cell

but it's connected to starlight