True freedom to me
is a quiet moment
to visit with my thoughts,
to sit on a park bench,
slide off my shoes, and
listen to the soothing
voice of my muse.

The leaves of grass are so
cool between my toes as I
inhale the bright blessed day,
exhale the dark sacred night,
and I write these lines,
transfixed, this moment is sublime
now, everything is fine.

Life is but a long pause
before the great dreamless sleep
I hope no one dare weep for me
because in my days I’ve tasted this...
true freedom.

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