POEM // Freedom 🦉 By Sue Ellson Text, audio & description at https://sueellson.com/blog/freedom What is freedom Is it how you do your hair Or what you choose to wear? What is freedom Is it how you spend your time Or what you do with every dime? What is freedom Is it how you respond to rules Or what you remember from various schools? What is freedom Is it how you manage your emotions Or what you do to manage commotions? What is freedom Is it how you react to an attack Or what you do to retaliate back? What is freedom Is it how you select what to say Or what you do to get through every day? Is freedom what you decide Or something that others take for a ride Is freedom controlled outside Or something available deep inside? In times of angst It can be easy to blame Someone or something else For trying to burn your flame But on closer inspection And with a little reflection You can come to the final conclusion That freedom is beyond any direction In the heat of the moment, anyone can lose sight of their freedom, but I hope these words encourage you to see that freedom is still present. Hopefully these words will also encourage you to find ways to enjoy your internal freedom as I believe it is even greater than your external freedom because it doesn’t require any condition to exist. There is no ‘when this,’ and ‘then that.’ It is right now. With love, Sue Ellson 🙂 #FreedomPoem #freedom #SueEllson #SueEllsonPoem #poem #poetry