Losses loom so much
larger than gains,
I feel like Andy Dufresne
in these auspicious hours

legs bounce,
eyes twitch,
palms itch
as this clock ticks

but, soon, will
come the day
when we hear
the internal music
instead of outside noise

I can feel it
so deep down
in my bones that
I’ve already packed
my bug out bag,
stuffed full of dreams

My spirit has been caged...
existed in fear, surrounded by rage,
each day reborn just the same,
I feel like Andy Dufresne

It’s been a long road,
there’s been so much to unlearn
and treacherous bridges to burn
but here we stand on the precipice,
the pivot point where our fortunes shift
for the rest of our days
all we’ll taste is freedom,
I feel like Andy Dufresne.

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