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The Free

August 7, 2014
By Anonymous

I AM UNBOUND, UNCHAINED, UNRESTRICTED.
MY FEET LIFT EASILY AS I RUN, RUN SO FAST.
NO ARMS TO HOLD MY BACK, NO FACE TO DISAPPROVE.

NO ONE TO STOP ME.

BUT I DID STOP WHEN I LAID EYES ON THE FORGOTTEN ONE.
ITS BEATEN FACE TOLD ME THE CHAINS IT WORE WERE TOO STRONG TO BREAK.
TOO STRONG FOR ITS BROKEN SPIRIT, BUT NOT FOR ME.
I STOLE IT FROM ITS MASTER'S CHAINS AND RAN SO MUCH FASTER.

NO ONE TO STOP ME. NOW, NO ONE TO STOP US.
WE ARE THE FREE.


The author's comments:
Go Poetry Club!

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