Independence

Independence:

Freedom of life.
Freed from a captor
only to choose
a new master.

Imprison yourself
in a cell of your choice.
Though you have choice,
you still are captive.

Freedom does not exist,
not as we mean it.
We are all slaves
to people, to things.

We do not live alone.
We are slaves to our friends,
even to ourselves.
Wants, desires.

Yearning and longing
limits our choices,
makes decisions,
guides our lives,

chooses our paths.
Independence.
Freed from one cage
into one of our own making.