Tuesday, August 19, 2025

The Air of Freedom

 THE AIR OF FREEDOM

      (For Jan Sownie)

To the shackled prisoner,

            Immured without hope,

Incarcerated

            In the darkest prison,

                        Gulag,

                                    Hellhole imaginable,

Entombed

            In the castle's deepest oubliette,

Condemned

            To breathe

                        The foul stench of captivity,

The fresh air of freedom,

            Come at last,

                        After so long,

                                    So unexpectedly,

Is so crisp

            You could

                        Take a bite out of it.




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