Tagged: freedom

ever closer, but

ever closer, but
never touching, liberty
is as elusive
.
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we are all looking

we are all looking
for a bit of land upon
which we can be free
.
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from a distance, we

from a distance, we
infringe on each other’s freedoms,
not knowing any

better, or knowing better and
leaving a window open
.
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perhaps having the

perhaps having the
freedom to add olive oil
means sacrificing

someone else’s freedom – keep
interrogating, wake up
.
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it takes struggle to

it takes struggle to
notice the little things, or
privilege to peruse

all the angles, or freedom
to appreciate the difference
.
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we are practicing

we are practicing
staying stronger separately
together – some fail
.
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in the party room,

in the party room,
there are waiters making
wontons in one booth,
waiters folding napkins
into perfect triangles
in another, and you
alone in the
corner, carving
flowers out of the
morning’s turnips,
as if setting them
free could also
release you
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: turnip

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nestled into the

nestled into the
beginning of summer, your
birthday and newly

polished memories – freedom,
days at the pool, cooling off
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: freedom

we are new england-

we are new england-
bound, routing through america’s
backyards – river, swamp,

fences, and glimpses of freedom
here and there, an ocean calling
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: new england

we were at six flags

we were at six flags
that first summer. you tied me to
the flag pole and walked

away. i still feel like that
kid, inextricably bound
.
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** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: summer