Freedom

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Resting in darkness

near the window,

wide open,

and there you are,

standing proudly,

your eyes

staring at me

hard.

Silence surrounds me,

I want to shout out

loud

my soul,

but I have no power.

Still,

there is you

with a caustic grin,

cutting

all my hopes

for freedom.

_{Freedom Painting by Irina Butsukuvene, Saatchi Art}