Discretion is the better part of Valour
To be free, to speak Truth
Waiting for this moment all my life
To say all that I need to say
Without fear of Sanction
To be Free.
Here I am, Blackbird,
Broken Wing,
Cracked heart and all.
Ooooooooooo
T’is Sweet.
Radiant joy, uninhibited by the
Rights and wrongs,
the must’s and should’s,
the have to’s,
the Faking,
Ha!
Obliged to no one,
The road was steep and the sanctions
for speaking the truth
flattening, soul wrecking.
Carry on I did,
Secured by my roots, my childhood ways.
Needing nothing and no one
Living by simplicity
Food, clothing, and shelter
The love of my family and community
Today it is the same.
Leaving those who punished me, for my truth, to mend their own hearts
And clear their conscience.
Freedom…….Truth
Here I go, moving on.
~Lori Ellis (2013)