The Burden

i cherish,

i kiss the brisk air, feeling it seep into my skin

i smell the fresh and touch the free 

wide palms, open hearts 

i embrace the winds and bliss 

i fleet and i swim 

flutter 

eyes closed, mouth agape.

i can’t hear nor see

hovering feet, twinkling toes.

i am, i wish, i am.

time and time again 

i feel.

heaviness crushes my bones 

i taste the earth between my toes 

and the weight of the power i hold 

tight core and eyes open 

i struggle to breathe.

but i live, i feel, i live.

i long for freedom, for my leashes to break 

i long for air and my body to soar  

but what is lightness without being grounded 

what is air if I breathe it alone 

what is freedom if I can only be ?

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