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Is Freedom Really Free?

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Is Freedom Really Free?

I had longed for this day
It marked the start of freedom
My release from under your thumb
To be me and not your version of me

I struggle to remember what I was like
How I used to smile and poke fun
Bringing joy to those who valued me
I was lost in the fury of your wake 

The lead up to my release
was like crawling through molasses 
As my heart raced, your demands
tethered me in place, a domestic prisoner

Delaying the obvious pushed me in a corner
What you hoped to achieve was a lost cause
Metaphorically speaking, I came out swinging
Did this have to end so acrimoniously?


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Lillian is Hosting Open Link Night at D'Verse.  Check out some of our fellow poets' works and read Lillian's wonderful tribute to Glenn Buttkuss, a D'Verse Poet and Host, who recently passed.

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  16 comments for “Is Freedom Really Free?”

  1. sanaarizvi
    March 5, 2023 at 12:13 pm

    This is beautifully deep and profound, Christine! ❤️❤️

    • Christine Bolton
      March 6, 2023 at 7:26 pm

      Thank you Sanaa. I always appreciate your kind words ❤️❤️☺️

  2. Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
    March 5, 2023 at 10:44 am

    I do think sometimes the end has to be this hard, but in the end she came out.

    • Christine Bolton
      March 5, 2023 at 11:36 am

      I agree. There is always pain end of some things.

  3. Grace
    March 4, 2023 at 7:02 am

    Well I hope that she was able to escape finally but what a bitter and acrimonious ending.

    • Christine Bolton
      March 4, 2023 at 12:47 pm

      Lets hope so Grace! Thanks for reading ☺️💕

  4. Rob Kistner
    March 3, 2023 at 6:15 pm

    Glenn was a special force unto himself — strong, raw yet refined, unfiltered, real, and wholly irreplaceable. I truly feel the chasm he has left. Certainly I, and I believe dVerse as well, will be less without his unique view of the world. Won’t be quite the same again. Glenn was a thinker, and poet with his own unique voice. And he was my fellow traveler for many years. I feel the ache.

  5. lillian
    March 3, 2023 at 1:25 pm

    These two lines say so much
    “The lead up to my release
    was like crawling through molasses”

    • Christine Bolton
      March 6, 2023 at 7:29 pm

      Thank you, dear Lillian. I appreciate it very much. ☺️💕

  6. rothpoetry
    March 3, 2023 at 9:25 am

    A very difficult parting. This says it all…
    The lead up to my release
    was like crawling through molasses…

    • Christine Bolton
      March 6, 2023 at 7:30 pm

      Yes, to white, nothing worse than when you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and you have to crawl through all that sticky stuff

  7. kittysverses
    March 2, 2023 at 9:26 pm

    Wow, this is profound. 🙂

    • Christine Bolton
      March 3, 2023 at 8:42 am

      Thanks Kitty! ☺️

  8. Sadje
    March 2, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    A very poignant poem Christine. 👏🏼

    • Christine Bolton
      March 3, 2023 at 11:51 am

      Thanks Sadje my dear ☺️❤️

      • Sadje
        March 3, 2023 at 11:55 am

        You’re most welcome

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