FREEDOM*

These four walls they speak to me

They tell me of a freedom that I lost

I gave it away so easily that day

Not knowing how much it would cost

 

I long to feel free again

Not to be bound by these prison rules

Not to be told what to do and say

Not be treated like a mindless fool

 

After a decade has passed,  

They’re granting me reprieve 

A clean shirt on my hardened back 

And an identity on my sleeve  

 

Liberty is at my door step

Soon, I’ll be homeward bound

My second chance to live life,

A new freedom I have found.

 

                                     *terms and conditions apply

 

Co-written by Faye Brooke D'Cruz

http://fayology47.blogspot.in/

 

Watch our very own short film:
Freedom: Terms and Conditions Apply
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdhi4DFvO9g

 

 

 

 

Inside-out or Outside-in

Outside is a man rushing to catch his train

While the seconds keep ticking by

Inside I lie by the sea shore

Unaware of the hours passing by

 Outside life is a rollercoaster

Swinging rapidly to and fro

Inside life is a boat floating over each wave

No use for the oars

 Outside the world is topsy-turvy,

Each one going his own way

Inside it is living for each other

At every moment of the day

 Outside life is a jumble,

You never know what you may find

Inside is a treasure house of wisdom

Where you can see even if you are blind

 Outside is like a storm,

Challenging yourself at every step

Inside is at the calm lake

Where you shared, discovered, even wept.

Outside is a maze

With it’s surprising twists and turns

Inside are unused paths

Leading you to new things to learn

Outside is a body-

A structure to keep pace  with the world

Inside is a heart that opens to anyone

And lets them in, in a swirl.