Ain't no Freedom

pray for me my fellow writers, this is a crucial time of my life.

fractured, fragile, flying
ain't no more flying
the feathers are soaked in water
ain't no more flying

blunt,  brute ,blades of ego
cuts the wings and soak the feather in water
blunt,brute, blades of the old man's ego
gash the young bird's wings with ego
ain't no more flying

hell, ain't no freedom!
hell, ain't no living!
slavery has worn the cloak of ego
to hang the bird's freedom

Reviews

[R J Askew]

Chin up. Overcome. Go on.

[Rick Puetter]

Dear Latifa,

I here the injustice and pain. Too much ego is a terrible thing and by definition always unjustified. Besides, if they are as good as the ego tells them they are than why are they being so overbearing? My father always told me that the mediocre man rises by stepping on the heads of others, and that the great man rises and pulls others up with him. Ego comes from the mediocre. The truly great have no time for such nonsense.

So lift you winds and fly.

Greatly enjoyed the poem. High marks.

Rick

[Latifa]

thank you dear Rick, looking forward to read your writings

[Saddam]

A painful write dear, But we are with you.
Writescafe's family is with you, fight it back and open your wings.
Thanks for sharing it.

[Latifa]

thank you dear friend for your lovely review and support, God bless you.

[MsJewel]

Such pain and sadness and yet so beautifully written. I'll keep you in my prayers for a better tomorrow
:) Julie

[Latifa]

thank you Jewel, for your support. God bless you.

[Emily]

I love the story it tells!
Great idea for a poem!!
Keep it up!

[Latifa]

thank you Emily for the kind review.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Will keep thee in thy heart and prayers.
Stay strong.

[Latifa]

thank you for stopping by

[Woody]

sad but beautifully penned. I pray things'll get better soon. tomorrow is another day, as they say.
have faith, Latifa!

[Latifa]

thank you Woody for stopping by

[Leslie Philibert]

The power of the alliteration, the energy, the sadness impress. I hope you are fine.

[Latifa]

thank you for your review, I getting there Leslie, thank you once again for your support.

[Mayank]

I can understand that something is very much wrong out there, I hope you come out of this doodoo soon...

[Latifa]

thank you for the review.

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Courage, my friend. Good poem. :) Rudi

[Latifa]

thank you for the review.