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Free Heart

A Villanelle about heartache, struggle, and freedoms.

By ApogeePublished 2 years ago 1 min read
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Free heart, what words does your tortured soul speak?

When before was your mettle tested to such a degree?

Brave soul, what does your heart cling to in times so bleak -

What reassuring resolution does your troubled heart seek?

Rightly it has been said, true freedom isn’t truly free.

Free heart, what words does your tortured soul speak?

You follow your convictions even when you feel weak,

Striving towards an end for which there is no guarantee.

Brave soul, what does your heart cling to in times so bleak?

Where does your heart dwell, for whom does it shriek?

Perhaps, someday, you’ll find the freedom which you foresee.

Free heart, what words does your tortured soul speak?

What entreaties does your heart make, and your soul speak -

Faint hopes of peaceful times, like the calm of a placid sea?

Brave soul, what does your heart cling to in times so bleak?

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And yet, I understand on the day when suffering reaches a peak,

You’ll remain steadfast and refuse to turn or flee.

Free heart, what words does your tortured soul speak?

Brave soul, what does your heart cling to in times so bleak?

inspirational
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Apogee

Thanks for checking out my bio! What can I say? If you have read some of my work, I hope you liked it. Likewise, I relish the opportunity to discover some of the beautiful work done by my fellow writers. You guys are awesome!

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