I'M Free Poem by James Casey

I'm Free

The past may be gone, but not for me
I hold this pain, inside, you see

Trapped inside, a body so taut
My tortured heart, is what God wrought

The strength of mind, in which I lived
Kept me from giving, all I had to give

I tried to fool himself, that I wasn't that way
When the truth became clear, I cherished the day

Many hearts couldn't break, the wall I'd built
So they just pushed the sword, in to the hilt

Your time will come, to understand, and
I hope it will be before I'm beneath the sand

If it's not to be, then that's okay
My nature will shine, again some day

You've made me proud, of who I am
It was good to say, I was your man

You may glimpse at me, when your dawn has risen
Just to see my heart, freed of its prison

Jim 1976