It
took
a
long
while
for
me
to
see
That
now
is
the
time
to
be
free,
to
be
me.
A
daughter,
a
wife,
a
mother
and
friend,
The
people
I
was
I
can
count
to
no
end.
A
student,
that
had
to
go
to
schools
And
obey
the
teachers
and
strict
rules.
A
daughter,
that
had
to
bend
and
conform
To
parents
expectations
and
their
norm.
An
employee,
who's
co-workers
and
boss
would
give
a
nonconformist
a
quick
toss.
A
wife,
who
had
to
love,
honour
and
obey.
That
she
would
be
a
slave,
they
did
not
say.
A
mother,
to
care
for
her
children
and
nurture
Little
ones,
to
become
good
adults
in
future.
A
friend,
who
is
always
there
for
the
other,
And
never
feels
anything
is
a
bother.
A
neighbor,
who
is
called
on
at
all
times,
To
listen
to
others
whinges
and
whines.
Never
a
thought
about
what
I
would
love.
I
came
through
it
all,
with
help
from
above.
Then
the
thunder
struck,
and
took
it
all
away.
It
was
the
most
frightenig,
devastating
day
The
person
I
was,
I
did
not
know,
I
felt
lost
and
scared
from
this
great
blow.
Then
slowly
I
realized,
this
is
not
me.
I
never
had
time
to
think
who
I'd
be.
All
my
ambitions
and
all
my
dreams
Were
burried
deep
inside
me
for
ever
it
seems.
So
I
started
to
dream
and
to
awaken
the
self,
To
find
what
I
wanted,
and
not
sit
on
the
shelf.
I
build
me
a
castle
high
up
in
the
sky,
And
to
become
myself
at
last
I'll
try.
I
enter
my
castle,
high
up
on
the
rock.
I
climb
up
into
the
tower,
not
just
to
look,
But
to
soar
into
the
wind,
over
mountains
and
sea,
And
rejoice
in
the
feeling
to
be
free,
to
be
me.
5
June
2003
Poem
and
Graphic
Art.
©
E
Thomas
Web
Set
©
Skyangel