i was freaked out by all the flags and the smoke of burning flesh and the fear of explosions hiding in my hippocampus like a cat in the closet. i thought about what one might do to alleviate the anxiety caused by the holiday of freedom in america and i thought i saw all the flags flying upside down. in my mind was an inversion. i was walking on my hands and my world was granted a new perspective. in my mind, mute boy, in my mind.