Many of my years
were invested
In some struggle
to be free;
Never really
feeling whole,
just pretending
all was right with me.
Seeking answers
in other worlds
I willingly
paid the price,
and traded
all my youth
searching
for sage advice.
The journey’s
been long
but at last
I am free;
my older,
wiser eyes
have finally
come to see
the only thing
that ever
held my soul
were the chains
inside of me.
The only
true freedom
for anyone’s soul
lies within
their very own heart,
but it takes
a lifetime to find
what we
always had
from the start.
Carolyn Brunelle
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hidden-treasure-4/
