what the slave cannot see

the slave sees freedom
with no idea of what it means
shackles are mental and physical
beatings like all physical pain is temporary
but without knowledge the slave is captured forever
long after the locks and chains have been removed

since the slave does not understand freedom
the end of slavery is not the end incarceration
it only adds to the confusion of not knowing
what it is like to live life without limits and chains and boundaries
to live life as the oppressor and not as the oppressed
to be able to determine your own destiny