Poem by Ellie Levine:

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[from January 20, 1999:]

I.
Freedom
a bird flies
    some lie
        Why?

Freedom
they want freedom
to be true
    true blue

A few die
for freedom
their freedom
in death
but
maybe baby
we can be free
NOW
in life
without strife
it's Life! Life!

II
free to stand
free to sit
free to have grit
to be salty
to be sweet
to try a new treat

free to be silly
free to be strange
free to rearrange

Don't get stuck
Get off your butt
walk proud
walk hand in hand

whether gay or straight
dark or light
it's not to be uptight
fight fight
for freedom
for a
change

 

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