Free Will: A matter of Choice

Man has been liberated 

by choice

To freely choose

A path of life

unlike many other creatures

that live 

We think

An acoustic sound

Skies filled with souls

The choices

Worrying for nothing

Burning outer space

A human race

striking many matches

in desolation

raising them into a fire

of will

reaching the heights of human

Skies

The beauty of 

remembrance

Calling out for 

peaceful resolutions

Raising a glass

of life

Something runs wild

into a character filled dream

like the age old tree

marking the years

in wider circles

filling the scope of humanity

Author's Note

Reviews

[iamshadowine]

I will want to re-read this poem! so damn going in my library! an absolutely amazing composition and write!
keep writing :)

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. So true. Free will comes with choices and responsibilities toward ourselves and our fellow man , nature, animals and so forth. We have to be good stewards...An excellent message and poem....:)))

[Einstein Noodle]

yes! free will ...and oh the choices that have been made ..over and over and over again ... some good ..and some not so good ... really appreciate the tree rings metaphor in closing ..or is that personification ...i get them mixed up all the time ;) (not by choice)

E.

[Coyote Poetry]

I saw bad places and I saw useless death. Today, few are calling for peace. I wish I knew how to make concern, compassion and kindness over separation, hate and violence. I pray we learn for the sake of the children. Free-will lead us to a peaceful solution. Thank you for sharing the amazing and honest poetry.
Coyote

[Nisreen]

Thank you ........

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[.]

A very philosophical poem.

As always, very tenderly written, with a natural, free flowing eloquence, a stream of ideas that all flow seamlessly into the next.
Free will.....certainly one of the greatest gifts of humanity. We would be so restricted in our attitudes and experience without it, and certainly not any wiser.
A lovely write, as always.

[Nisreen]

Thank You ........

[terry smith]

there is such beauty in your words...i have missed them:)

[Nisreen]

Thank you .........

[Amberlilies]

"The beauty of
remembrance"

I love the timing of when you inserted this statement. It strikes a good chord after the previous lines.

"Raising a glass
of life"

Then when you hit this one....Another great chord.

You have a knack for bringing the reader on a ride. Very captivating.

Thank you!

[Nisreen]

Thank you .......................

[andrew mitchell]

A poem of warmth maybe hope as well!

[Nisreen]

thanks Andrew

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Beautiful, RiverSided. I love the positive tone of the poem. :) Rudi

[Nisreen]

Thank you Rudi

[wordman]

we was created for greatness in our souls,life is but a lesson

[Nisreen]

true ....... we were created for good :)