Friday, March 4, 2011

Fly Freedom

A poem:

Freedom thy name be Karen
Karen this one goes out to you
Karen, girl, the word of today is freedom
Freedom, hallelujah!
Freedom, amen! 
Because you may be a first generation African-Canadian
But this is America, baby!
Home. Of. The. Free!
Home. Of. The. Brave.
And you, girl, are free
So throw off your shackles
Rattle your chains
Until every link shatters
Like the inhibitions you once held
Cut the ties that bind
Unknot the fingers of ropes that hold you back
Release yourself
From the prison that once was your existence
Step, blinking, into the bright daylight
Because that sun that you're seeing
Is that of freedom
You will find that wings replace chains
So beat them-- Beat your wings 
And fly off to find bigger and better things.
Fly towards the sun.
Fly to freedom.

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