On Freedom

I'm not free when I expect you to behave by my rules.

I'm not free when I'm searching for freedom.

I'm not free when the answer is outside of me.

I'm not free when you are not free.

I'm not free when tomorrow is more important than today.

I'm not free when I'm doing it all by myself.

I'm not free when I'm encapsulated in "happily ever after."

I'm not free when what I love is more important than the truth.

I'm not free when I'm struggling to understand what I already know.

I'm not free when everything that goes up, comes down.

I'm not free when the greatest lie is totally false.

I'm not free when I've reached a destination.

I'm not free when I need others to choose for me.

I'm not free when God is less than or more than my best friend.


I am free when I am free.

© John Ostlund

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