"free"

I want to twirl like a windmill,

In the wind on the top of a green hill.

I want to unfurl like the mast of a sailboat,

Gliding with the sea.

I want to turn into a seed,

And grow into an evergreen tree.

I need to die

To be set free.

I want to spin,

Like a roulette wheel.

I want to trip,

Like you in high heels.

I want to blend in with the dirt,

I want to be a part of the worms;

I need to die

To be set free.

I want to feel the ocean and see,

From the cliff, up above the beach,

The rocks underneath

And waves foaming at the water’s teeth.

I want to feel sand and grass under my feet.

I want to melt into the air and become dead meat;

I need to die

To be set free.

I want to watch the sun set again,

In the cool air,

And I want to watch it rise,

In the fog.

I want to see the things

That were in front of me all along.

But I need to die, to truly see;

I need to die to be set free.