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Devoid of Liberty

January 26, 2014
By MeeraPs GOLD, Nairobi, Other
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Just your existence itself is beautiful

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Stare at the ceiling
Questioningly
and the night sky
Above my eyes
Unravels
The mystifying freedom
That it has given me
In form of shackles
In my own prison
In my own home
With the night sky as
My ceiling
At which I stare
Questioningly

© Marie D., McLean, VA

The author's comments:
This poem is inspired by the New York homeless protesting outside in the cold winters of 2012.
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