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Free

When I learned the truth,
the only thing I want to do
is to be free.
Free from emotion, free from
anything, free from
everything.

Free like a bird, free like
fruits hanging senselessly on trees,
free like a fish without air, free
like wind-blown ashes.

To be free, to be
free, forever I long to be

Until, the ground hits me
in the head, until I regain
my senses, until
I feel the need
of air, until I
feel the burn.

To be free, I want to be
but the pain reminds me
to be free and to live
are two different things.

Copyright © James Hou | Year Posted 2017

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Date: 4/6/2025 10:20:00 PM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
Date: 4/30/2017 12:27:00 PM

Hello James, nice poem. Nice to meet you.
Date: 4/4/2017 11:00:00 AM

Nice pen James. I love "until the ground hits me in the head..." I totally get that ;) xomo

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