I will not permit fear to impact the freedom

That is born within me, my own inalienable right;

I will cultivate the holy ground from which it springs;

I will seek it in the dark and in the light;

I will listen for its whisper in the silence,

So that others may its beauty also hear;

I will cherish it in summer and in winter;

I will hold it close, my soul, so ever dear.

I wish though I could say I really felt the freedom

That I long for oh so dearly in my soul

But the bonds of war and human interaction

Would consume my drive and keep me in the fold;

Where my love must rival freedom as the banner

That would crown my noble efforts with the gold.

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