SETTING ME FREE
SETTING ME FREE O Brother, I miss holding your hand As I navigate these vast empty sands. A teacher, a mentor, a friend at every bend, Always with a smile and a shoulder to lend. With compassion and patience which you had ample, You mastered the art of leading by example. You said, ‘Nothing is ever difficult’ And with a smile sublime, Promised that the impossible, Would only take a little time. A brother in arms, in the battlefield, called life, You always reminded me to never give up in strife. Your words and actions always taught me to fight, In this world of ‘Might is Right’. Your face lit up in a Child’s delight, Each time you spoke of soaring in flight. The vast universal expanse was your constant goal, A wanderer’s heart finally found its soul. Then in one sudden moment of eternity.... Was it only a dream or the illusion of reality? You Stepped out of the hot blazing fire, Dressed in innocent childlike attire, You
