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Freedom

The chains of freedom
A fire burning in my hands 
A societal lie made by heavy pockets 
Of extremists like the Nazis 
Jabbing whatever they want , where ever they want 
For any reason they find plausible 

A belief so heavily inflicted that it makes us forget out pasts
Our purpose and our right to exist as humans 
You can use your voice to scream but you are mute 
Even the loudest voice becomes no more than a whisper 
When in the shadow of fear 
A shadow that creeps upon me

When i am alone, i know i am next  
A subtle premonition of the chaos to come 
Porcelain dolls hanging from the ceiling 
Wearing red and cherry white
But their hair to soft to be toys 
And  their skin to warm to be fake 
Strung up with crosses marked on each of their faces

When the bell rings 
A distant chime of terror digs their graves and yet they can not run 
The smell of putrid among us and rotting flesh 
Frozen by the sense of lingering despair

My road is predetermined by those before me 
Lead me to be hung up on a pillar like one of my sisters 
Up i go
The world i see as life escapes me is bittersweet

Copyright © Wanfei Anne Ryan | Year Posted 2020



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I Am

I am a follower not a leader 
I am a duplicate 
A  clone of another 
I follow other instincts before my own 

Results in life
Concluded that i will 
Tear and dig into myself trying
To find something worth keeping 
As if i were to find something hiding beneath the
Surface of the Dirt in the earth
Rotten and old 
Like an old dog bone left unwanted with 
Scars and indents  left evident on the surface 

Results of societies 
Change the way we vision our reality 
I change inside and take the steps needed
To become that expectation
 While not noticing all the harm that has already been done 

At the end of the day 
No challenge has actually been  won
These challenges  results in fear or failure
I alone observe the 
 Past and wonder why i believe  in such said 
Protocols i have inhabited in my head.

Copyright © Wanfei Anne Ryan | Year Posted 2020

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Shock

Breathless a wave of shock 
A slight stumble over tumble weed 
A drop, a fall 

A scream, a stone, a mirror 
And i see 
A reflection of someone else not me 

Fainted , now i hear voices around me 
Surrounding me
An ambulance, a siren 
A wave of local people beside the road 
 being ordered to disperse.

I am now carried away 
On a flimsy transferable bed
I see the sky a dusty shade of blue 

I pass a body, a few 
I can see the plan so carefully laid out before me 
So what went wrong?

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Letting Go

When you cry 
I cry, but I don't. 
Always show it. 

When you smile, 
I smile, 
but you don't always 
Know it.

When you laugh
I laugh. 
My heart fills with
Joy

When you frown, 
I frown, 
I wonder why you do. 

When you dance, 
I see freedom, 
Why did I think freedom. 
Was letting you go.

When I see you
Go 
I want you to know. 
I'm sorry I ever. 
Let you go.

Copyright © Wanfei Anne Ryan | Year Posted 2023

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Because of You

The moon beams most bright because of you
The stars will always shine because of you
The ones you love are here today because of you
The friends you have love for
Are there for you

Remember whilst in this difficult time
You are strong
You are kind
You are caring
You are here today
You can make a difference 
Your voice matters
You can get through 
Because of you

Copyright © Wanfei Anne Ryan | Year Posted 2020




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