Dare Ye Dare Ye
Dare ye! Dare ye!
Dare ye unlock the tomb
release the musty words of fear
unleash the vitriol of anger
upon the rusted lockset
Freedom does not free one
from the mind’s dungeon
nor sweeten the stench
of clutched bitterness
Dare ye step away
deny the bindings power
to entrap us as we flee
the burden of being free
Scars are not the price we pay
only reminders of its sting
scabbed testament to a will
that would not bend
Dare ye breathe
the breath of who we are
leave behind the shadow
of what we had become
Shed tears that cleanse
blurred opaque vision
smile through the pain
of joy’s remembrance?
©John G. Lawless
4/5/2017
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2017
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