FREEDOM

Bird on a tree branch
Photo by Michael Lushington

Talk to me about freedom,
And what it means.
How do we free ourselves?
And others?
How can we live freely?
The mistakes of the past,
Are just that,
To be acknowledged,
Certainly,
And remembered,
But not to inhibit or restrict or disable us,
From working to be better.
You’ve made mistakes.
You know what you did.
Now choose something better.
And move on.