Journey Freedom Poems

The shifting tides of change washed over me like a tidal wave. 
It was in that moment of chaos and uncertainty that I found my...

Read More

Author  Dana Redricks 
April 20, 2024

I deserve to be happy, most of my life I have put myself on the shelf making room for...

Read More

Not tethered to a soul, I walk alone,
A captain on this course, my heart my own.
No master's hand directs my wandering feet,
My path unfolds, a...

Read More

No coincidence 
that I have at the least
two of most everything
for navigation

generally favoring
one side over another

though mostly straddling
the lines between – the tight
I walk...life’s many...

Read More

many had believed that Jesus was the one they placed their hope and desires 
on God's only begotten son 
they forever loved his teachings 
and...

Read More

Held in my hand a fallen leaf…
let go before the season: should 
I not question the reason, even those
of God? Or only the foul-play of
man?

Determined...

Read More

My smile is a mile wide
I'm so happy--I can't hide
How my insides turned to mush
From the day my heart was pushed
From the darkest depths of...

Read More

Poetry Soup, it has been a while
What has happened, so much death judgement vindication even when I was a child
Green mile I had to walk...

Read More

In solitude's embrace, freedom thrives,
Away from society's suffocating binds,
Where chains of norms no longer confide,
In silence, the soul's liberation finds.

Amidst the whispers of the silent...

Read More

I: Doorway to the Master Trail 

Using English, most all are aware of I, me, Me, My, and Mine
My and Mine being possessive, each own...

Read More

I have a slavery folktale of my own
I am Mae Rock, and I was once a slave
Always taught being black you must behave
How did I...

Read More

When each day’s story ebbs and flows 
Meandering through life’s highs and lows
Our limitations are what we impose
That’s generally how life goes
Free the mind and...

Read More

Just climb onto the back of my Harley
And we shall ride to the songs of Bob Marley,
   In no time at all
 ...

Read More

You fascinate clearly
Once you're out of your hive
Flitting here, landing there
Keeping gardens alive

There's a sweetness, and yet
Nasty sting so beware
Your work all consumes 
As you...

Read More

I am waiting here patiently under this canopy 

For thee with flaming heart and a sunlit soul 

 And the courage that never grows old...

Read More