freedom
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Liberty as a Child
When I was a child, I told my aunt I would ask for freedom if I could have anything in the world. She didn’t like that answer. Continue reading
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Trapped
to fly is to have no limitsto dream is to have no limitsto exist, is to have no limits anger and frustration withholding satisfactionas the iron chamber closesand tightens to an inch of breath scream and scream, “away with death!”scream for breathing’s sakedream for living is at stake freedom oozes out of the earslike a… Continue reading
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Fuck It!
Live life on the edge. Make mistakes, Make people unhappy, Bypass walls, And drown in foolery It’s okay to make assumptions Pick your own destination. Burn Bridges And walk on water. When your feet are tired, walk on air Fuck it! Fuck it! Fuck it! Don’t bounce on walls…launch at them! Push these things over,… Continue reading
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Oh, Butterfly!
Side-eye to all the rights Because butterfly, You are right. Under her own skin Held by her own sin Fly! Fly like melting butter on the ceramic floor You’ve fought harder before Scream! Scream! drown in all that noise Scream! your heart out Let screams weaken your chains You are beautiful. IG: Sircharlesthepoet Continue reading
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Dead Intellects (poem from the upcoming digital book, “How I Escaped Engineering School”)
Somewhere Along that avenue, Education became about Who could endure the most all-nighters Study biology, Which teaches The self needs sufficient sleep… The irony: One must kill to live Two must burn To feel quenched. “Enough is Enough!” Followed by, “Let’s give it one more try.” Constantly jeopardizing our health For a goal cursing our… Continue reading