Freedom Poem by Koketso Nonyane

To capture the essence of space and time
Entangled with bonds of love and laughter
Stripped off chains of self-hate
Radiating positivity, infecting others with optimism

To be spiritually intertwined with nature
A child of the beautiful skies, oceans and mountains
Spiralling into eternity with the breeze of winds
Floating, off-loading, with the waters of oceans

Freedom lives in the pigment of one's imagination
When eyes are closed and you see your dreams unfolding
When the mind cannot be held hostage by current realiteis

To not be a slave of another human being
Never suffocating to systemic structures of society
To control one's own destiny
TO live up to one's full potential