Carolyn Brunelle - Why I Write

I write to free my soul
from the bondage of youth
when I was not allowed
to openly express.
I write to mend the broken fences,
and drain the pain from the rivers
that run through meadows
seen only from behind prison bars.
I write to explore and experience
the valley that is me
and let my heart run free.

Carolyn Brunelle

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