Struggling

If I think of others and not only of me
Then what is “to thine ownself be true?”
Just what does it mean to be truly free?

If not a human “doing” but rather to “be”
Then why is there clearly so much to do?
Just what does it mean to be truly free?

What I’m desperately trying so hard to see,
Is how to lose the chains...how to stage a coup
Against random rules that shackle the free.

Perhaps the concept lives solely in thee
As daily life is not its best venue.
Where can I best learn the meaning of free?

Perhaps it just lives in a metaphysical sea…
A mysterious realm beyond my purview.
Yes, tap into that for the meaning of free.

Does one have to die to be truly free?
On this conundrum I forever will stew.
When will I know the meaning of free?
When will I be the meaning of free?

Oct. 2, 2007