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Free From Here
The lights flicker.
My body lies still.
The wind howls
And a branch is breaking
The rain is silent,
Even though it’s falling
Beating down on the roof.
My body lies still.
I pull the covers over my head
It’s warm and safe,
But hard to breathe.
Still, I stay under.
A storm is coming
And I am ready.
It’s silent as I cry.
And I lie here waiting.
I fall asleep,
But when I wake up
I am floating away
And my body lies still.
Surrounded by water,
I lie on my back
Still and content
And floating away.
My hand reaches up.
The light shines bright.
I am lifted up
And flying away.
I haven’t sat up in three years,
Yet here I am,
Standing on my own
With a light holding me up.
Warm water rushes under my feet
With one step
I am out of harm’s way
And I stand still.
My eyes drift up,
Mouths move back and forth
Then I am left standing
Looking down at the cruel world beneath me.
I am no longer with them
struggling for air.
I am free.
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