Free

there was once only this

a deluge

a weight

a straight jacket

and a wondering

which came when inner knowing died

now there is

a freedom

a lightness

a sense of flying

above the ground

that no longer feels

so alien

to your soul

and if in youth

these dreams of flying

helped you

at the time when

the weight of the family

and of humanity seemed

almost too heavy to bear

then was that not just your soul

reminding you

that one day

after a life time of struggle

you would finally

be free