Like a bird
That is flying aimlessly in the sky
Taken left and right and centre by the wind
Occasionally, on the action of its wings, maybe
I want to be free
From guilt
And shame
And all these standards those were deemed by somebody rich and white most probably, as the right ones to follow
The “jail” that exists in my mind and is seen in my actions
I want to be free
From poverty and toxicity
And darkness, disease and bad health
And insecurity….not knowing if I will wake up and get to live through tomorrow
Free from hunger
I want to be free
Free from the rules that I was taught to follow
Free from following the rules themselves
Free from having my future clearly defined for me
Free from slavery and captivity
Free to breathe in and out without looking over my shoulder
I want to be free
I want to be free from it all
Life, death, all the unknowns
My realities and those of other people
It can be too much to bear at times
I want to be free
From holding myself back from saying what is on my heart
From my paycheck and what it means
From my place of work
And what my family name stood for or stands for
I want to be free
So that I can do whatever I want
Be whoever I want to be
Live my life exactly the way I want to live it
Deciding for myself who is worthy of my time and not
To be an adult
To be a child
To be an elder
I want to be free
From what is sweet and sour
From what I don’t know but would love to know
From times that don’t last a lifetime in my heart and memory
Most of all,
I want to be free from whatever I have learned in my life that I feel is not taking me where I need to be
i love this so much. thank you for sharing, love how it all flows!
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Oh to be free! This reminded me of the song by Queen “I want to break free.”
Yyyeeaaahhhhh! Such a great song, right? It feels so good , being free.
This is such a powerful message. We need freedom in our lives.
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I think we all want this. There is physically being trapped and then there is spiritually being trapped.
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I hear you on this. I think this goes for everyone…I deffo want to be free for sure x
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Okay – at first what came to mind, was the song lyrics, “I’m free to do what I want….” but the cover version from the Soup Dragons. Ha ha! Whoa, the last sentence! I think it’s great self awareness to realize there are things that could be blocking opportunity.
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We all live to be free that’s for sure. Especially from the confindes of life.
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A strong message which is what every human being wants and SHOULD have and should not be deprived of.
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Oh to be free! I love the imagery. You are a brilliant storyteller 🙂
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I think everyone wants to be free, to be freed from something that is trapping them. Such a powerful message that I think everyone should read and think about.
Yyeeeaaahhhh! Most especially women and girls. They are not born “free”!!!
Freedom is a lifetime pursuit, really! Some of us have to work harder for our freedom, but hopefully we get it in the end.
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I really love this post. I think we all feel like this from time to time – some of us feel that way more often than others, but we all feel it.
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I wish we could all be free of all of these things, too!
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Tis is a fabulous poem! You are very talented!
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Freedom is a philosophical construct and few can agree with what it means to be truly free. But you have touched on many aspects of true freedom in your post.
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This poem couldn’t have come at a better time! I can so relate. I feel suffocated, myself, at how life rolls. Thank you for letting me know that I am not alone.
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Everyone has their own definition of freedom. I hope we all be free someday in some way 🙂
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Freedom is indeed precious. It would be so nice If I have the same freedom like the birds.
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We live in such a broken world. It is so easy to find all the brokenness around us and want to be free from it all. But I say, enjoy the beauty that surrounds you. What many of us want to be free from can also build our character and encourage us to make real change.
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I think many are in the same position. We all want freedom from something.
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I wish we would have a world with free from toxic people. Only if it’s possible we can be free.
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It seems like there is always something that is holding us back in some area or another. Entire freedom may be elusive. It’s probably possible, at a cost.
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