Today I tasted fear

as they came and took me away

soldiering me to the car

that sour taste will stay

every night I must consume in this hell, reminding me of that day

Today I tasted authority

as they threw me down onto my cell

sniggering as they did so

that revolting taste and smell

every morning I wake, to the stench of hell

Today I tasted injustice

as he slammed down his gavel, follwed by

sounds of applause

torturing my senses was a sickening taste

eating away at my stomach, as my life came to waste

Today I tasted pain

again again again

somebody was beating me

the taste of blood stained

every inch of me screamed in agaonising pain

Today I tasted depression

an overwhelming urge of suicide

so close I came aswell

then a sweet moment of clarity, the urge to battle on

every inch of me became strong, to prove they hadn't won

Today I tasted freedom

as I saw the prison from the outside

swimming away from injustice, depression, fear and pain

the world is my banquet, new emotions to find

every taste now like a blue moon rise

Today I tasted justice

authority has prevailed, they

sent the guilty to jail and cleared my name

they roused my appetite, butterflies inside

everyday now, has new feasts to find