you don't own me.

you don't control me.

you can take my body,

you can take my happiness,

you can take my legs,

you can even take a bit of my will--

but you won't take who I am.

I won't become you,

I will still have ideas and imagination,

words and music and beautiful things--

you can't take any of that.

you can't take my culture, or my spirit--

you won't take the memories they have of me.

I have you, but you don't have me.