freedom

stretching in the sun
i find i am the only one
and happily i guide my smile
o'er rivers hills and verdant
miles

i know it's only me that can
allow the pain to feel this way
i now know how to let it go
to let it pass
like melted snow

like birds that must migrate
i see that this will leave
someday
and find the place the climate suits

but first i wave goodbye
i let it go
open the window
not mine anymore
and though i should be sad
i'm not
we worked so hard that we forgot
why we were working so hard

so bring me in to this new place
and i will softly turn to face
all this hard work
brought me to
and not look back or forward
drink in this fine air
and mood
the now is freedom
i've done good