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January 28, 2021
By _apollofrancis_ BRONZE, Knoxville, Tennessee
_apollofrancis_ BRONZE, Knoxville, Tennessee
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A light shines through the blinds

 The sun begins to shine

A morning song awakes as I open up my eyes

The cry of new morning 

A song as fresh as morning dew

The birth of a new dawn calling out to you

Clouds make way for the sun

And birds begin to sing

The simple song of life 

So sweet and serene

But then the dark arises as day turns to night

And I’m reminded that not all lamps stay alight 

The cry of a child wrapped in rags 

Makes its way through the dark 

A sudden bolt of lightning scares all passing by out of sight

The wolves begin to howl and the winds begin to rage

The leaves start spinning in their wild dance of this current age

Buildings burn, people scream

Fires blaze, fights commence 

And in the midst of chaos a long gone soul appears

Followed by deaths footsteps as the end nears

The cries of orphans sound

A sad song in the night

As those left are only there to continue on the fight

The fight for freedom, for justice, for liberty

A war that’s doomed to commence for all eternity 

As I’m once again reminded of just how broken I am 

I begin to remember who and what I really am

The stares of all the earth turn towards me 

The panic sets in

What’s my state of mind and what world am I living in

And in a moment of bravery I answer with a simple sentence 

“One day we all will be free”


The author's comments:

I feel as though despite being free in America. I'm trapped in my head and locked away. My heart goes out to all who can relate and my you feel true joy one day soon.


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