Freedom is an Illusion

By mysticventures

Freedom is an illusion

Or so it seems to me

Then maybe that's an illusion too

And I'm just too confused to see

For freedom isn't really free

It always costs you something

Love, money, prInciples

Then what does it really bring?

Freedom brings a state of mind

That your in control of things

But its just another illusion dealt

By those who pull the strings

Freedom is taken for granted

And held in high esteem

By those who can afford it

While others can only dream

Freedom has cost the lives of many

Throughout it's history

But the souls that died for it's name sake

Were the only ones truly free

Freedom from persecution

Freedom to have a voice

Freedom to choose who gives you freedom

Freedom to make no choice

Freedom to worship as you please

Freedom to come and go

Freedom to pay your taxes on time

Freedom just for show

Freedom to be harassed by cops

Freedom to carry arms

Freedom to be above the law

Freedom to lose your farms

Freedom guarantees all these things

And even promises more

But the ones who truly benefit

Are those who keep the score

Yes, freedom comes in many forms

But in the end you'll always find

That the only freedom you'll ever have

Is in your heart and mind

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Published on Tuesday, August 3, 2021. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "Freedom is an Illusion"

A former member wrote: beautiful!!!
A former member wrote: i like how you can so easily put your thoughts down into a work of written art. it amazes me how easily you can do that. nice work
On Tuesday, August 31, 2004, sixsixnine (476) wrote:

incredible! fucking rocked hard! .. always a pleasure to read your work *669*
On Friday, August 27, 2004, MABUS (20) wrote:

i really liked this good write
On Wednesday, August 25, 2004, capt_funguy (777) wrote:

freedom to find , freedom to progress .... so many meanings .,, gave me a lot to think about ... nice exploratory here ... funguy
On Wednesday, August 25, 2004, Northstar (374) wrote:

I am definitely i the camp of "freedom is an illusion" so the beginning definitely grabbed me--I can appreciate what you are expresing throughout this piece
On Monday, August 23, 2004, stormtalk (727) wrote:

Throughout this work, I was planning on leaving a comment something along the lines of "the only way to be free is to forget the idea of freedom," something which I think your last two lines merge nicely with.
On Monday, August 23, 2004, ONEANDLONELY (114) wrote:

We need more views like this here. I am inspired.
A former member wrote: "freedom brigns a state of mind that your in control of things but its just another illusion dealt by those who pull the strings." Love that verse.
A former member wrote: WOW, I like this. I feel like that about alot of stuff, especially religion and cops. lol, My favorite part of this was
On Monday, August 23, 2004, Jonas (715) wrote:

last line was well said.