Freedom

by Sophie Blunden aged 10

Bully after bully,
Day after day,
They bullied me in every way.
No remorse for me, didn’t even say sorry.

On my way home I saw a bird,
I just stood there, didn’t say a word.
When I got home, my mind was in a clutter,
Could I do that, when I’m older?

Twenty years later, in my thirties,
Still in my head, all the memories,
I wanted to fly, I was not lying,
I was about to go paragliding.

As I was climbing, I got butterflies,
What if I fall, what if I cry?
I told myself that I am okay,
I decided to do it anyway.

At the top, in my suit,
About to let myself loose,
The worry flew away,
My eyes blinded in the sun’s ray.

I jumped off the cliff,
The wind gave me a lift,
This was the key,
I was finally free.

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