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Oh! That I may be at liberty.<\/p>\n
I want to\u00a0 shake off these shackles that weigh me down and hold me captive.<\/p>\n
Oh! That I may soar in the lovely expanse of the “life I have always longed to live.”<\/p>\n
I am tired of toiling and dredging.<\/p>\n
Peoples’ opinions and expectations have incarcerated me.<\/p>\n
I am diminishing and dying in this prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The slave master “fear” and “self loath” have beaten me mercilessly and starved me.<\/p>\n
At times, they give me the loaf of “self-pity” and “polluted water” of depression for my meal.<\/p>\n
Oh! How I long to be free.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 Oh! That I may be at liberty. I want to\u00a0 shake off these shackles that weigh me down and hold me captive. Oh! That I may soar in the lovely expanse of the “life I have always longed to live.” I am tired of toiling and dredging. Peoples’ opinions and expectations have incarcerated me. … <\/p>\n