Kidnapping Freedom and Liberty

Liberty has been taken hostage, abducted in many parts Of the world Freedom is often smothered, suffocated in many hearts In this world Both are often used as steady stepping stones By demagogues and fibbers to break the bones Of patriots or sincere citizens yearning for justice Respect, humanity and peace Freedom was supposed to be the beacon of democracy What happened? Nobody knows. Hypocrisy Is a fatal contagion, which is ruining our society Like a flashy oxymoron in an esoteric ecstasy Be alert! Be vigilant! Freedom means Different things for different folks Liberty is like an abused substance Where repulsive recidivists or wannabe crooks Use unimaginable decoy to bamboozle innocent citizens Be aware of nebulous nuances or weird connotations Be on the lookout for spurious explanations Freedom and liberty for all are about being free Like eagles in the clouds, and the squirrels on the tree Shaking small branches, while lightly groping trunks and leaves Always be aware of the artful dodgers and the slick thieves That’s a voodoo ploy, a trick to hypnotize the body And to annihilate the very essence of the soul Cry foul, speak out! A human is not a remanufactured tool An unceremoniously born again or an uneducated fool Freedom is audaciously very expensive, not obviously cheap Freedom is a paradox for countless poltroons who peep And weep like crocs swimming in a swap full of evil creeps Beep your horn if you believe that everyone should be free And be aware of the camouflaged criminals in the quarry Blow the horn again, because innocent people don’t belong In jail. I wish seeing an evil transgressor swallowing his tongue Simply to live how it is to lose freedom or being hurt wrong Because liberty is about the truth, freedom is about justice And honest individuals are about love, respect and peace Sweet freedom is like vital oxygen and vitamins for the body And liberty is about bona fide hope and happiness for humanity Liberty has been immorally taken hostage And freedom belongs on the zenithal stage Holding the eternally effulgent torch That no pariahs shall ever touch. Copyright © March 2022, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry