Free

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FreeShe folds paper towels for coffee filtersand uses Prell shampoo for laundry soapbut watching others at bedtime in those sheltersgave her poor heart the power to copeit's been months since she's seen her husbandbeen forced to move at night or phone policeher new hair-net job's been a hard adjustmentbut she prays by her cot knowing that she'sfree to choose and be someone who'san eagle on the windshe learned the key to libertyhad always lied withinand if she'd known she's not aloneshe'd have always beenfreeit's been months since he woke up with syringesscattered 'round him on the bathroom floorcos he learned his reason for living hingeson seeing dawn as forever's doorbut it's a shame cos lots of friends and cynicssay the strongest chain is the needle's chillthough he's thankful to all those doctors and clinicskneeling before the Lord is when he feelsfree to choose and be someone who'san eagle on the windhe learned the key to libertyhad always lied withinand if he'd known he's not alonehe'd have always beenfreesome forget what freedom is and isn'tand are fated to remain imprisonedcos though truth will give us freedomonly faith can keep us that wayhope becomes the heart's true Edenand that will always help us stay...free(c)2007 Robert George