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I Am Free

I am FREE,
not a prisoner 
inside judgemental eyes,
staring at me.

This cloth I wear,
protects my modesty.
Let me be,
do not swear.

My faith is my power.
I am God's diamond.
I embrace his love,
in his blessings I will shower.

We are all FREE,
to be what we want.
Breathe love,
live and let live.

We all should be free to wear and do as we please.  I receive a lot of abuse when I wear the hijab, but I also used to receive abuse when I did not.  Women are still subjected to judgement, regardless of their dress.
You live your life and I will live mine.  Respect is important if we are to live in harmony.

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Frank Sheehan

Date: 12/7/2018 1:51:00 PM

Excellent write. It conveys a very powerful message. Great pen.

Regina Basile

Date: 12/5/2018 7:24:00 AM

Beautiful words. I read this to my daughters, they love to embrace being strong young ladies. More minds like your can help shape a loving more caring world.

Mahtab Bangalee

Date: 12/5/2018 4:25:00 AM

Excellent poem and rightly written- You live your life and I will live mine Respect is important if we are to live in harmony.

Ravi Sathasivam

Date: 9/30/2018 4:20:00 AM

Excellent and congrats on your POTD, Yazmin. Well done. Freedom for all.

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 7/16/2018 12:25:00 PM

Indeed, having freedom threatened can provoke an emotional response. Each of us deserves respect to live our lives fully and in any manner that does not harm another. Powerful words! Carolyn

Arturo Michael

Date: 7/2/2018 3:04:00 PM

Freedom for everyone... I like your write... If we can only live and let live... All the bes Yazmin

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 7/1/2018 3:10:00 PM

- Yes, it's all about respect ... I wish everyone had respect for each other - a lovely poem - Congratulations on your p.o.t.d. Yazmin :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Deborah Vines

Date: 6/29/2018 9:42:00 PM

It's nothing like being able to recognize and stand in your own freedom. Congratulations!

Susan Ashley

Date: 6/29/2018 2:50:00 PM

Indeed! Powerfully expressed yet beautifully poetic in its delivery of an empowering message, Yazmin. Your last two lines are a great close to your inspiring poem. Congratulations on your wonderful honor of POTD! ~Susan

Susan Gentry

Date: 6/29/2018 1:28:00 PM

Congratulations on your POTD! If everyone was expected to change everytime I thought I was being offended, there would be pure chaos... oh wait, there is! Whatever happened to live and let live. Too many think everything revolves around them when little is about them. Your poem is powerful in its simplicity. :)

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/29/2018 1:05:00 PM

We are all connected and should respect others as we want to be treated, from my background's perspective. Excellent choice for POTD Yazmin. Congratulations!

Eve Roper

Date: 6/29/2018 10:47:00 AM

I love the 3rd stanza,, You should be able to be free .. We are all equal in the eyes of the Lord.. Evil brings the bonding .. Congratulations on a very deserving POTD to be read... Hugs Eve

Winged Warrior

Date: 6/29/2018 8:38:00 AM

Superbly expressed my friend...your individuality brands your forgiving of love...Congrats!!! on your POTD! Yasmin...love & light...^WW^

Warren Doll

Date: 6/29/2018 8:38:00 AM

Congrats on your POTD, Yazmin. Well Done!

Casarah Nance

Date: 6/29/2018 8:30:00 AM

Well said. we all should have that freedom. thank you for sharing, and congrats on the poem of day feature.

Sylvia Coulstock

Date: 6/29/2018 8:28:00 AM

You have my respect and admiration Yasmin.I agree we should be free to choose our religious path so long as it is cemented in love,which I can see yours surely is.I especially .appreciated your third verse.Thank you for sharing this. May God continue to bless you.

Besma Riabi Dziri

Date: 6/29/2018 8:07:00 AM

Congratulations on POTD! Rewarding recognition! Stay safe and blessed always dear Yazmin.

Tom Cunningham

Date: 6/29/2018 7:57:00 AM

You spoke loudly Yasmin and you were heard. Congratulations on POTD. Tom

Faraz Ajmal

Date: 6/29/2018 7:38:00 AM

Many congratulations on your poem being chosen as POTD, well if you are a muslim, the Quran tells you to cover your head, that are hairs, so a Muslim girl must wear a scarf, to cover her head, the forehead and face can be bare, as for clothes, I am interested in psychology, so it is a fact that if you two girls are walking, one is wearing nice clothes, the other is wearing revealing one, so the every eye shall be on second girl, that a human nature, by doing this you protect no one but yourself

Mike Gentile

Date: 6/29/2018 7:27:00 AM

Back to say Congrats on POTD xxoo

Charlie Smith

Date: 6/29/2018 7:25:00 AM

Love is the basis to all faiths. Disrespect to one desecrates them all. Congratulations for POTD honors and the strength to dress as you please...

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/29/2018 7:15:00 AM

It is sad that people treat others in this way. You have expressed yourself eloquently. Congrats on POTD

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

Date: 6/29/2018 5:55:00 AM

Back with potd congratulations! :) xomo!

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/29/2018 5:40:00 AM

WoW! Yazmin, What a powerful piece on standing in your freedom and truth. As woman we are judged for many reasons and that crosses religion and culture. So I stand with you and I salute you for taking a stand against judgemental folk. You are not harming anyone for wearing a hijab. So wear it proud. Congratulations on getting the poem of day. It was well deserved:-) Alexis