Inspired By Art: I Had the Choice

Bound, tied down, held against my will.
Trapped by my own words,
Bound by my own actions,
Tied for my own choice,
But I had the choice so was it against my will?
Was I forced here?
No.
I freely tie my own hands,
I freely gave another person the privilege to judge me,
So am I really trapped or freed when my choices changed.

2 Comments

  1. Mary Goldschmidt on November 17, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    Dear Free Minds Poet,

    I love this poem. You do an incredible job of repeating the words bound, tied, and trapped in just the right way to show how they can mean something quite different from the way we usually think of them. And through writing the poem you have actually written your NEW choice. Very powerful!

    Reply
  2. auroralutty on November 25, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    “I freely gave another person the privilege to judge me,
    So am I really trapped or freed when my choices changed.”
    “privilege” = great word choice!

    I really enjoyed your poem. Thank you 🙂

    Reply

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