Refusing To Bow

Eyes above, in every corner
Silence weighed with suspicion
Words dissolve, rewritten lines
Truth reshaped by power’s hand

A cage of thought, a prison of mind
Even memory is not your own
History burns, rewritten in ash
Identity fades beneath the screen

But in the shadows
A whisper resists
A spark survives
Refusing to bow to the endless gaze

Under the weight of control
The human spirit flickers still
A vow to remember
To hold onto what cannot be erased

Fear commands, silence obeys
Yet hearts conspire in secrecy
Love becomes rebellion
A fragile defiance in the dark

They demand you retreat
But the soul will not resign
Each thought, a hidden fire
Each breath, a silent war

Under the weight of control
The human spirit flickers still
A vow to remember
To hold onto what cannot be erased

In the ruins of truth
In the collapse of trust
The self remains
Fighting not to disappear