When I'm Free

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When I'm free, my world's on fire
     and I run an unbridled race
   of giddy, love, and sanctimonia
   until exhausted, breathless
   I fall shattered before you.

When I'm free, I know no other state
     of being and I chase
   all of my fancies here and there
   until I realize they're, too, empty
   as I am with them.

When I'm free, there's no reason
     to remember where I've been
   and no need to ponder past decisions
   or memories that left me withered---
   for now, I am free, after all.

JH
10.16.16/12.06.16

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