I Am...Free Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I am...
FREE.

'Of what? '

Well...
What sense would it make,
To be free?
If I do not constantly,
Remind myself of it?

'Why would you have to remind yourself? '

One never knows,
What version of it...
Is more expensive to experience.

I like mine basic.
I find it more cost effective.
And besides...
I am on a fixed budget.

And that's worth reminding myself,
Just how free I am.

'I can't wait until I am free like that.
I have creditors calling me on a daily basis,
To validate my bondage.'