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Taking Flight – 2

Taking Flight – 2 Dreaming of another place and a different timekeeps me centeredMy flights of fancy arean escape from the humdrum an outlet for frustration Carrying me above life’s traffic jamthat tethers me to the mundaneThe irony? – That I willinglysurrendered my freedomand compromised my futurefor a life of servitude and acquiescenceCopyright © 2022Continue reading “Taking Flight – 2”

Contrary

Contrary I say black You say white You’re strange, I joke Vehemently offended You respond with spite Always outraged Forever the victim The aggressor jumps down my throat Robbing my mouth of words As if his was the hand bitten Walking in a minefield Paralyzed in space Not knowing where to tread Gingerly stepping Memories toContinue reading “Contrary”