Believe me –
I don’t want to spike controversies
I’m just being myself
living to my heart’s content.
There may be no tomorrow
for all I know
my free spirit
hits the walls of
your cloistered existence
wanting to break free.
Believe me…….. will you?
Believe me
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Very thoughtful write.
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Thank you!
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One has to open a window for those free spirits.
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🙂
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Sometimes being ones self can create pain for others! Well done!
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It needs a rider perhaps- to be oneself in a positive way. Attaching riders like not being offensive to others will give others the power to manipulate. Who decides what is offensive?
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That is true. Some folks are very outspoken and mean no harm by it. I have known a few like that!
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Beautiful words to describe the common spike in life.
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Thanks a ton!
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An eloquent portrayal of an age-old dilemna. Wonderfully done!
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Thank you, Frank!
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Nice response to the prompt. 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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The trouble is we often have to break free more than once! Keep pushing through 🖤
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You are so right about that. I often wonder how controlling instincts make others forget all previous episodes of conflict. They do try again.
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Clever use of the prompt, Reena.
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Thank you, VJ!
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welcome.
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This is excellent Reena! You just break right on through, who cares if there is a tomorrow? We have today, so kick dowm those barriers and be free!
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Absolutely! Thanks, Rob!
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It is not easy to overcome … that penchant for allowing others to define us.
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And the penchant of others to try controlling us.
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That’s a powerful image, Reena, a free spirit hitting the walls of a cloistered existence’. No one should have to ask to be believed.
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It is unfortunate that one has to convince others of their right to freedom.
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Loved this piece; well said. One advantage for many of us is the fellowship, love and support we get at dVerse. I belong to an international minimalist photography group that gives me similar props and accolades. Remember a free spirit threatens the static isolationists among us–but just soar and avoid their darts.
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‘Static isolationists’ is a good term to describe them. Thanks, Glenn!
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This is an old old story, you capture it with such dexterity in so few words.
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Thanks, Sarah!
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I agree with Bjorn. I have never understood the confining of a soul. Nice poem!
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Thanks! Confining the soul can only be an effort. Nobody succeeds.
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I have never understood why people feel threatened by others freedom…
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You are so right. Perhaps, it scoops up hidden insecurities.
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I love the idea of that free spirit hitting the walls! Great image there.
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Thanks a lot!
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