Freedom

 

Here is the darkness.

The shadows of their persons.

This is where I live.

 

A sphere of continuous suffering.

 

Where screams are muffled

By their arrogant march

And justice is imprisonment

Under all the lies.

 

Freedom sunk in ink

Interpreted their way

Agreed over a bottle of wine

And endless plates of food

 

They are free.

We are not.

 

Is man free

When he hungers

But is imprisoned

By starvation?

 

Is man free

When the cold

Takes over his body

And freezes him to death?

 

Is man free

When words sting his soul,

Tear at his heart,

And emotion becomes his master?

 

Is man free

When opinions

Shatter his own

And people become his master?

 

Is man ever free?

 

Or is man forever bound

To this darkness

To this world

Where there is always a thirst for power,

a pair of ignorant eyes,

A merciless mother nature,

And a crowd oblivious onlookers.

Reviews

[Antonio Valentino]

My dear young poetess,

You think like a graceful prodigy, and feel, like a warrior saint.
What a treasure you are, and to become.
Please stop doubting yourself.
Your day will come, when you look back at these formative years
as the ones that shaped your course throughout.

And I will be fortunate enough to say,
I knew her when.

[poetic soul]

"Is man free
When opinions
Shatter his own
And people become his master?"

loved these lines a lot....

and no, man is never free, dear....

if nothing else, he is tied in the shackles of his own thoughts and beliefs!! :)

awesome write..... splendidly beautiful...

Regards,
Poetic Soul

[Wildecat]

A very honest open write, well crafted. Thanks for sharing.

[Adela Muresan]

Your poem is full of truth, and the revolt is palpable.

I have to say that the world is as cruel as it is just because it has to make us stronger.

Cheers.

A.M.

[Nassira]

Wow! You are so aware of this world already! Your writing reflects a mature mind, someone who knows how to analyse life and express it eloquently with a pen (or keyboard) :) Keep on analysing and writing like that ... I can see it going far. I enjoyed reading your thoughts :) Thank you

Nassira

[Lily1111]

I love the depth of this poem and the insightful questions posed. You did a remarkable job of weaving your thoughts in the form of questions throughout the poem. It makes the reader contemplate, makes us linger on your words and that in my opinion is what it is all about. Great job on this.

[ShadowWolf]

Antonio said it all! The only thing I shall add is.........BRAVO!

[Brandon]

Yea, we were pretty much born into social slavery. Thank our for sharing this. More people need to realize this.

[RHEA CROSLEY]

Very profound important questions of mans quest for true freedom. Well formed insightful questions. someone obviously know how to thinks. These are deep question that can never be fully answered with out invoking the world of Spirit. Tanks for the good write on the questions.