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What is the true definition of freedom?

Igbekhai Shielu Chelsi 2000

Some days I sit by myself and let my mind linger on what it means to truly be free.

Is it...
To go wherever, whenever?
To not be bound by chains or fears?
To let them see you are more than you appear?
To not be tied down by certain bonds
To talk back when they talk down on us?
To do things against the norm?
What is the true definition of freedom?

Is it...
To go away from one's family?
To fight for equality?
To go beyond limits?
To do as we please?
To know what peace is?
To not be broken into pieces by the strain of having to remove the chains to attain liberty?
It seems freedom goes beyond all these (sigh)
Can one truly be free?
What is the true definition of freedom?
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Submitted by Chelsi on November 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme a BxxxxxxC BaaxxxaxaC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 678
Words 155
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 1, 8, 10
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