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A Ballad of Freedom Paula Araujo Parra

The sun shone brighter than ever As the mockingbirds around us Sang their ballad of freedom

So she flew through the breeze, As she reminisced the times Of apparent peace that she had with him

The front one sang—rejoiced

She might still regret him With every dusk as she reaches her nest And every dawn as she flaps her wings again

The malicious whispers Of an enchanting voice And the fabricated gentleness Of a devious mind No longer troubled her heart

But at least she could now fly Without ever being caged again

For the same wounded wings That once struggled to fly

Finally let go of the conniving lure That held them back from each sky

She may have failed at rescuing That long lost soul, But she salvaged herself

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