Tag: freedom
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Dragonfly, Free
Sometimes the greatest joy comes from watching someone we love find their way back to themselves. Seeing my friend so alive, so free, and so full of joy reminded me how powerful it is to watch someone step into a life that fits them. Have you ever had a moment like that—either in your own…
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Deliverance
I walked through nights that would not end, with fear beside me like a friend. The chains were tight, the road was long, but somewhere deep, I heard a song. A whisper rose beneath the pain, a promise stronger than the rain. The walls gave way, the darkness fled, and hope stood living where fear…
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Ode to William Wallace
O Wallace brave, with sword held high,You fought for freedom beneath Scotland’s sky.Though chains were offered, you would not kneel—Your heart was fire, your courage steel.The man may fall, the years may pass,But freedom still whispers through Highland grass. Photo by John Cardamone on Unsplash
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Independence, Deferred
Independence is spoken as if it is finishedas if it arrived in a single yearand stayed whole ever since.But freedom does not settle evenly.It gathers in certain streets, certain voices, certain nameswhile others remain rehearsed in cautionlearning the shape of being watched.A celebration can light the skyand still leave shadows on the ground.Fireworks do not…
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A POEM A DAY 364
SINS BEYOND Are my sins beyond forgiveness My character beyond hope Maybe I can seek forgiveness From the Catholic pope Or maybe if I pray While on bended knee The Lord will hear my call And set this captive free Simona A. Brinson Photo by Nick on Unsplash © Simona A. Brinson and mylifeinword.com All…
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FREEDOM’S TREE
On February 15th my brother died Hanging from the Tree of Suicide No longer able to mask the pain Or deal with his burden’s heavy strain His burden not easy, his yoke too tight He took a rope, thin and slight And fastened it to that Unassuming Tree In his quest to be set free…
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From the Bottom of the Well, Hope Rises
She lay there at the bottom of the well without a clue as to how she got there. She does not remember the fall or how long she has been there. But long enough that she has forgotten how to climb. Her mind is numb, almost dead. She cannot formulate thoughts. She has forgotten how…
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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A DRAGONFLY?
Have you ever seen a dragonfly? I have. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. That dragonfly soared to heights previously unknown. They were beyond grasp. Unattainable. Not because of self-limitations but by other’s constraints. But Lord, when she spread her wings — if you could have only seen that DRAGONFLY! I…
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