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I am free


drawn down in 
consummation
from heaven’s compost
I shall not be.

hacked as though
I were a succulent berry
juiced for the taking
I shall not be.

caught vole by a
diving shrike’s
talons
I shall not be.

I shall be Houdini
wriggling free.

    
©June 18, 2012
Kathryn M. Collins

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  1. Date: 6/20/2012 6:08:00 AM

    Well constructed and expressed! If it's free, it's for me!! Well done, Kathy. Love, Keith

  1. Date: 6/19/2012 7:53:00 AM

    very nice poem. Enjoyed. hugs, catie :)

  1. Date: 6/19/2012 7:40:00 AM

    love this clever write, Kathryn - thanks for reading so many of my poems