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After the years have taken their toll

the realization comes

that freedom is there

in everything, I let go

my eyes are filled with the sight of trees swaying

the resentment

the bitterness

the little sins that can destroy a soul

the wind sends shivers over the water

at my feet

there is no more need to censor

or to control those I don’t agree with

with maturity comes a certain security

if I rest in the truth

should I live in fear of a lie

if the truth is reality

it won’t be changed

or stopped by pretending

that reality is only what someone imagines it to be

some people will never change

it is said that some people didn’t even listen to Jesus

we can say what we say

and we should

but freedom comes

with letting go

of people who would rather not stay

the wind continues to run

through the trees of our years

and what is the point of wasting

our lives fighting

over things that are crumbling

into dust

in a forgotten forest