Nothing and No One is Free

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    • For mad I may be, but I will never be convenient. -Revolution

    Nothing and No One is Free

    It’s liberating really

    Having someone tell us

    That this house that witnessed

    All of the sharp

    And soft edges of us

    Is no longer ours

    Just because 

    Some man (who we don’t know)

    Did something (we don’t know what)

    That was illegal

     

    The only way I can ever be free

    Is to have nothing left that matters to me

     

    It’s so interesting

    Not knowing

    When we will have food

    And when we won’t

    Keeps me on my toes

    And makes everything

    Taste delicious

    Even the air

     

    The only way I can ever be free

    Is to have nothing left that matters to me

     

    It’s almost amusing

    Watching my father

    Veins popping, fists shaking

    Kicking me out

    I must take up too much space

    In his pristine house

    But seriously,

    All I need is a couch

     

    The only way I can ever be free

    Is to have nothing left that matters to me

     

    I’m so stylish

    Holes in my jeans

    That I actually earned

    Super tight shirts

    Three years too short

    And safety pins

    Holding

     Me

    Together

     

    The only way I can ever be free

    Is to have nothing left that matters to me

     

    We are broken glass

    My brother

    Too good for this world

    And six sisters

    Two who don’t know I exist

    Four I couldn’t exist without

    And my mother

    With too much passion

    For her almost enough life

    That’s how I know I’ll never be free

    There’s too damn much that matters to me

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    HalfAwake commented on Nothing and No One is Free

    01-09-2012

    Thank you! My family definitely keeps me strong. Even the bad things bring us closer together.

    dawn7191 commented on Nothing and No One is Free

    12-29-2011

    I love this poem. Sometimes things are bad but in the end it's always great to remember there is plenty that matters to us.

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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