I freed the slaves,
the ones I’ve chained
to my inner plantation,
the shadow ground tilled
with fear of wrong doing,
the harvest of insecurity
I continued to reap
by keeping chattel
in irons forged
with accusation,
the hammer and tong
of lies and betrayal,
ancestral bitterness
locking their images
into a recurring nightmare;
then the proclamation came
on a sudden shaft
of unfettered thought,
realizing the evil
was no longer needed,
the plantation liberated,
captives freed who released
freed me for a new land
beyond the hovels and tired labor
where earth breathes
on the rise and fall
of freedom’s heartbeat
precious to every living thing.
Beautiful, Don. Exquisite actually. Profound on many many levels. Thank you.
This is really powerful dad.i hope to reach this freedom in myself someday.
This is a deep and marvelous one Don! Wow!
This is a keeper. I am sharing it today with many. Thank you. We have never met. Hope to some day. I live in Ashland and have been doing warrior work since 99. Blessings to you, Don Hynes…
Yes!! Thank you.
“out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh”
Felt the urge to check this out today; am glad i did!
Look forward to more and more poems and songs and books and films and posts and comments etc arising from the culture at large about liberation… And freedom’s heartbeat…
The title alone speaks volumes. Thank you for speaking about me.
Your gift is the way you convey your heart in this beautiful piece of expression.
Oh my, does your honesty run deep here, stirring my memories. Thank you for your insightful lines and strong beating heart.
Welcome, Elder… I’m enjoying the wisdom of your Journey.
Thank you, Don. Ah, the falling Sword of Truth. I am not exempt. Precious, indeed, is each heartbeat nourishing this necessary purging…
Don No wonder your poetry touches me so. This one reflects my journey over this past year. May we both live in this new land of freedom in joy and peace. I receive this PRECIOUS HEARTBEAT as a as aspecial gift from God confirming my life Blessings
So compelling, Don!
A wonderful, piercing poem to share with many.
Thank you.
Nancy Rose
Ah…healing the shadow…work we all need to do, myself included…thank you, Don!
Wow, I experienced the exact essence that this poem conveys during my meditation last night and it’s apparent that a new day of freedom is truly dawning. Thank you for your wordsmanship and willingness to continue to plummet the depths of our being.