Freedom | Poetry Prompt | Copyright

Free To Be Me

A poem in circular chain verse and the lessons I learned

A caricature of the underside of a blue and yellow bird with wings spread in flight, against a background of blue sky streaked with thin bands of white clouds. Trailing from the bird’s tail is a long scrolling banner with the word ‘freedom’ on it. — Image created in Canva by author

Writing sets me free
Free to be me
Me, myself, and I
I grant myself ‘me’ freedom
Freedom to write what I know
Know, believe, and feel
Feel the love and the wonder of ‘wow’
Wow in living in the now
Now that is constantly changing
Changing, I pray, for the better…

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