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Poetry
Free To Be Me
Breaking away from power games is empowering.
You’ve used chains to tie me to you
physical and emotional word-chains
to control me.
Invisible chains snaking through me
words, looks, and snide little remarks
your iron-chain-choice.
Symbols of control are powerful tools
a hand plane shaving one’s self-worth
smoothing it to your will.
Scorching, red-hot dripping sarcasm,
a flame, molding a will to suit needs
your chain-control game.
It was breaking me apart that I couldn’t be me
so therefore I set myself free to be me — Oh, yes!
Free from your control.
Freedom because I’m worthy to be me;
Freedom because I can live life my way
without your control.
Breaking free from you empowered me
A nuclear fission reaction to harness my
internal power.
I am, me — free to be who I want to be.
I am, free — to embrace and love myself.
I am, perfectly — me.
This story is inspired by A-Word-A-Day prompts for June 2022, day 17 (Freedom) published in Promptly Written. Thanks, Christine Graves.
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