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Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/entry_id/826814-Freedom-Is-Not-Mine-Yet
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Rated: 18+ · Book · Romance/Love · #1943513
A journal to keep track of my poetic thoughts.
#826814 added September 1, 2014 at 12:05pm
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Freedom Is Not Mine Yet
Shackles of shame bounded my thoughts,
but then I learned to read,
to ask, to persuade and to convince.
Freedom was not mine yet,
just a dream was born.

Wisps of their wishes dictated my future
but then I learned to earn—
money, my respect and my home.
Freedom was not mine yet,
just a life was initiated.

Gilded cage of traditions kept me captive,
but then I learned to see—
the blue sky beyond and the green grasslands.
Freedom was not mine yet,
just a thread of way was formed.

Expectations of family tied me to the wall,
but then I learned to flutter those wings,
little by little, inch by inch.
Freedom was not mine yet,
but a flight was borne.

The cage, shackles, the ties still exist,
but I learned to compromise,
and to make them compromise.
Freedom is still not mine yet,
but every day, I soar a bit higher.




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