I will no longer accept freedom
or accept what is said
whether it is bathed
in circular moonlight
or frozen landscapes
hand in hand.

I will no longer accept sneer
or nod my head with
your approval
as you walk up and down
and say look at me.
Look at me
who won’t cry out
for the sake it

I will no longer stand in line
at the edge of existence
or deep into space.

I will no longer accept the chains
that bind my thoughts
and dreams,

I will cut the chains that
binds me to this life
like a puppet cutting away.

I will not be a captive audience
to the play of conformity,
nor dance to the rhythm
of a world
that demands uniformity
everytime you open your eyes.

Look at me, I am more
than the reflection in your eyes
and won’t mold myself to
fit into the mold
of someone else’s lies
and misdirections.  

I'll traverse uncharted spaces
whether in unexplored lands
or through emotional blackholes
where freedom is not a word
case out in legend
or a deed dangling out of sight.

I'll soar through galaxies of possibility
where every thought,
like a shooting star, is freed
over the edge of a cliff
like reckless prose
cementing ground verse in hope.

I will no longer confine
to the terrestrial plane
exploring the realms of my mind,
breaking through the barriers
of the limitations in front of us..
declaring my emancipation
with each door I shut
from the shackles of
others expectation,
navigating the universe within

letting the echoes of my liberation begin.