Freedom Poem by Cecil (cj) Krieger

I couldn't fall asleep
So I put on my hat and coat
And took a walk
Down the old mountain trail
That led from my home
Down into the center of town
And each time a gust of wind
Pushed over my left shoulder
I stopped to regain my balance
Before continuing on

This was a sad wind
An ill wind
A gloomy, cheerless wind
Unrelenting in its purpose
A wind that knew sooner or later
There would come a time
When no matter how careful I was
I would loose my balance
And fall

This was a wind I feared
All of my life
A wind
That I knew would catch me
When all of my troubles and lies
Weighed down my soul
A wind
That chained my feet to the ground
Filling me with fear and trepidation
A wind filled with anxiety and pain
That I could no longer control

I knew this wind
Long before it had come
Long before it knew my name
And though I could not control it
I welcomed it
Because it meant I was finally free
Of all the deception and dishonesty
I had practiced so very well
Deceit that filled me with melancholy
Deceit that brought me so much grief
That I did not know
Which way was up or down

Finally… At last… I was…
Free!