I am
thinking of a time
When
I
will choose to live
Rather
than be defined
By limitations
The
shackles that bind me
Do
not define me
But
the breath
I
breathe
When
I am free
To breathe
Under
the Sun
Without
constraints
Without
bonds
Without
suffocation
If I
choose to leave
If I
choose to stay
I
will not stay
Because
of any fear
I
choose to
Live
And
Be
alive
If I
am not alive here
I
will be alive elsewhere
I
want to
Rejoice
in the love
Rejoice
in the sun
Rejoice
in being alive
I
want to
Be alive
Fly with
the birds
Live with
the dolphins
Become
a blade of grass
Bend with
the wind
Be a
snowflake
In midsummer
Be a
grain of sand
Blown
across the dunes
Sway
in the breeze
Be a
drop of rain
I
want to live
I
want to love
Do
not fear
The choices
I make
Be
not defined
By fear
i hear you man...often our choices are dictated by those fears...and choosing to leave for life that is a great choice...better than losing it and still being alive...
ReplyDeleteIf only we can and believe in it ~ I admire the courage to live life freely and to rejoice in being alive ~
ReplyDeleteAmen. I want to live too. A strong voice in this strong piece.
ReplyDeleteThe second half reminds us that to make the stand for freedom often takes us to the other side of the veil where we are freed from the bonds of this particular "life" and its shackles, its constraints, injustice, and prejudice.
ReplyDelete"I am thinking of a time
ReplyDeleteWhen
I will choose to live
Rather than be defined
By limitations
The shackles that bind me
Do not define me"
Powerful words. There are many forms of "shackles." We should be defined not by who we are outside, but who we are inside, by the content of our hearts. Nice composition, Shawn.
Great advice. Choosing the light, choosing to live.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful and you deserve all of these moments you desire.
ReplyDeleteGo for it . . . fear be damned!
ReplyDeleteThe pace of the piece matches the strength of your resolve. I like the roaring rhythm.
Nicely written.
Cheers!
Take flight with those things that give you freedom and do it with resolve. A strong write.
ReplyDeleteYes, live and love and do not fear!
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