Freedom
is a short word, shapeless like water;
I
can pour it into my throat in a draught
and
it quenches one thirst, but leaves the other -
tackling
that requires more than just wordcraft.
Freedom
– it washes into my body
like
an ocean tide, and leaves too, just as
the
ocean does. The sands littered with rocky
debris,
bottlecaps and butts, seaweedfuzz
beached
and helplessly immobile till a wave
is
moontugged back again. Freedom is a short
word
– it fits into my knuckles, the shape
of
my lips, the chipped tooth of truth, a sport
of
time. Freedom is just a two-syllable
word,
it can fit in anywhere, no trouble.
Happy Independence Day to you if you are celebrating 70 years of self-rule! Jai Hind!
Love your metaphors. As always. Freedom is as powerful as the ocean too. And, as resistant to control.
ReplyDeleteHappy Independence Day.
Hi Nila - Freedom is always there for us in some form ... and definitely ebbs and flows for some - I just wish they were short ebbs and flows for many of the world.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on Independence Day - long may independence and freedom be happy ... Hilary
Freedom of thought and free ourselves from ego. Beautifully said.
ReplyDeleteJai Hind
https://vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com/2016/08/14/independence-day-special-silent-ranks/
You show how precious freedom really is.
ReplyDeleteI really love "moontugged." It's a word for the ages.
ReplyDeleteyour poem made me think about freedom and it's cost. Happy Independence Day to you.
ReplyDeleteHappy Independence Day to you. Freedom means a lot to us here in the States and I love hearing it means so much to others around the world.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully expressed. (A modern sonnet) Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe celebrated Independence Day recently in Jamaica as well. Happy Independence Day and freedom is both strong and beautiful. To freedom, may it spread like wildfire and never out.
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