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