Free...

Free

By Maureen Ucles

Trudging

Smudging

Rather pudgy

Looking

Based on the

Weight I gained

Seemed so insane

The stress

Worry

In such a hurry

To get to…

Today

Today

I have gone 

Closed the door

Turned the key
Bolted shut
Walked away

No more worries,

Not for me

No more pain

No, not in the least

I am

Completely

Unequivocally

Surprisingly

Free

Free like MLK

or maybe LBJ

returning home
to Cleveland

Not a care

Not a worry

Simply

Utterly

Free

Free like lunches

Served up piping hot

In warm soup kitchens
homeless shelters

Free like…

Government cheese

Grilled to perfection

Free like…free like..

That would be

That would be

ME!

Open the gates

Let the shackles fall

Down, down

This is surreal

In slow motion

Under water

No noise do I hear...feel

‘cept sweet serenity

Just like me
Peace
so palpable
incredible
free

Let the cell walls crumble
to the ground

I'm a

Walking out

Solitary confined me

No more

Light of day

Sears my eyes

Doesn’t matter

In the least

‘cause baby

I am free

On my own

Free like a bird soaring

In the Southern sky

Mid December

Free

Water all up in my eyes

Face and cheeks

Baptismal font

Free

Simply free

Am I

To be more

Do more

Be ME!

Out of the box

Look out y'all!

   Feels so good, 

nothing short of great

All of the above

Elevating

Strolling

Out of controlling

My emotions

Spectacularly free!