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Prison Walls

From my self made Prison walls I look outside And see the sun The ocean breeze Reaches me I see the seagulls Flying free These hard and cold Stone cell walls Close around me Cut my thoughts This debilitating Fear a feel It's like a prison Halting my dreams I wanna fly High in the sky Like those seagulls Without a fright To reach beyond This self made walls To expand and become More than my thoughts I'll take a leap Based on faith I'll break those chains And fly away *** December 18, 2016

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Date: 1/14/2017 9:38:00 AM
Claudia, this is so poignant and I love the artwork you have chosen for the visual effect.
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Claudia Polydoro
Date: 1/15/2017 4:13:00 AM
Thank you so much Paulette... actually this artwork inspired the poem - it was a first for me. Hugs :)
Date: 12/24/2016 6:31:00 AM
Claudia, you have touched my soul! I work in upper Prisons but your poem talks to me directly-though I am not understanding it literally. Cheers! Solomon Ochwo Oburu
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Claudia Polydoro
Date: 12/25/2016 12:38:00 PM
Thank you Solomon! I'm glad it touched you! Hugs :)
Date: 12/23/2016 2:23:00 AM
I love your poem in those short, longing, sentences. It speaks to me of freedom, of rising above it all and move far, far away.
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Claudia Polydoro
Date: 12/23/2016 4:44:00 AM
Thanks hun... That was my intent... Unfortunatelly I can't post the picture that inspired it here... in the future, maybe... :*
Date: 12/22/2016 8:56:00 PM
Very nice expressions and I hope you will. John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
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Claudia Polydoro
Date: 12/23/2016 4:42:00 AM
Thank you!
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Isabella Law
Date: 12/22/2016 9:31:00 PM
Isaiah 40:31 "They will rise up with wings like eagles"

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