Eternally Free

[DavidW]

I wrote this as a song, but it may actually be better as a poem or spoken word performance.

Wadda Ya Think?

Please be brutally honest. I can take it.

"Eternally Free" by David L. Woolacoot

I woke to the sound of waves

Beating up against the shore

My face was full of sand

My head was kind of sore

I didn’t recall much

Of life before arrival

All I could think of

Was my own survival

I knew not where I was

I could not recall my name

Nor could I think of

How I even came

The sun was beating down

Hotter than I ever knew

I had to find some water

I hoped there was some food

I came upon a village

It seemed I was alone

I had to get some help

Maybe find a phone

Then I heard the whispers

Coming from all around

Saying welcome to the stranger

To our sacred ground

I could not see the speakers

I looked everywhere

It’s as if they all were spirits

Riding on the air

Then right out of nowhere

Much to my surprise

The most exquisite woman

Right before my eyes

She took me by the hand

And said come with me

She led me to a hammock

Tied to two palm trees

She laid me down to rest

Said it’s time for you to sleep

I could not resist

She controlled me completely

I then witnessed my whole life

Flash before my eyes

Everything that happened

Before I had arrived

I saw pain and anguish

Every day a fight

No happiness or love

Throughout my entire life

I couldn’t take it any longer

Ended what I didn’t ask for

Next thing I remembered

I woke up at the shore

I saw her watching over me

When I opened my up eyes

All I could do was weep

And cry and cry and cry

I begged her not to let me

Remember any more

Please don’t make me suffer

I can’t relive the horror

She gently touched my face

Wiped away the tears

Relieved me of my pain

Banished all my fears

I could stay forever

She told me I was home

Where I was loved and wanted

I’d never be alone

I felt complete calmness

Serenity and peace

I was finally content

Eternally Free

[TheManInIndiana]

Terrific rhyming used here. I think there are a few spots that don't seem to fit with the rest but Other than that bravo, good poem.