Vincent Van Ross Poet Free verse

Freedom of a Kite

Freedom is a birthright— 
No one has the right 
To tread on anyone’s foot
On the pretext
Of one’s own freedom.

Everyone has the freedom
To punch the air
Or swing one’s hand,
But that hand must 
Stop short of others.

Like the kite we fly,
Freedom is conditional.
Kite flyers fight
To bring down 
One another’s kite. 

The powdered glass 
On the twine
Sharpens the twine
To sever the kite 
At the point of contact

Both try to cut off 
The other's kite 
By pulling the twine
Or by releasing more twine
To create friction

Finally, the winner
Severs the kite
Of the loser
And the severed kite
Glides down to the ground

Now, whose freedom 
Is superior?
The one that is severed
And becomes absolutely free
But what if it falls to the ground? 

Or, the one that is still
Tied to the twine,
The spool, and the kite flyer
But soars higher and higher
Into the sky?

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