You Can'T Take the Sky From Me

Take the land whereupon I cannot stand
take the blue below
drain the sea
but you cannot take the sky from me
take my freedom and take my rights
take my soul and take my life
clip my wings and take my eyes
take the wind flowing through my bones
banish me to the beaten road 
as I cry and as I die
I might long for a longer life
but as long as you cannot take the sky from me,
you could take the birds and their song
in the place where I belong,
I could die a happy soul
as alive as I'll ever be
you can never take the sky from me
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Nicole Avatar
November 5, 2018 at 7:15 PM
Yes, I completely agree!! The wind will always take me- to the place I am meant to be. In the sky. I feel as though I belong there. Beauty all around, while drifting through cotton candy clouds. Your thoughts take me there, in the magic on the moment. :) Brandy
Barden Avatar
October 1, 2017 at 8:48 PM
Great stuff, Michael - enjoyed this very much! Blessings and congratulations on your well-deserved win, my friend! :-)
Rodrigues Avatar
September 28, 2017 at 6:13 PM
Great, Michael! Congrats!
Smith Avatar
September 28, 2017 at 1:55 PM
Congratulations Michael :)
Krampe Avatar
September 28, 2017 at 1:48 PM
Congrats on your win, Michael. I love the feeling of your poem.
Trejo Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 3:30 PM
Im glad you do, I loved "to the moon":-)
La France Avatar
September 28, 2017 at 9:29 AM
Michael , your poem is so beautifully penned. CONGRATULATIONS on your placement!
Trejo Avatar
October 12, 2017 at 3:28 PM
thank you :-) I appreciate it
Sinha-Roy Avatar
September 28, 2017 at 2:58 AM
A beautiful poem, Michael. Congratulations.
Clason Avatar
September 19, 2017 at 6:29 PM
This is really good poem.
Write Avatar
September 18, 2017 at 4:36 PM
I really like this
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