No man is free who still believes the chains
That hold him now still bind him when they’re gone,
For freedom lives more as a thought that frames
Our future course, unchecked by wrongful bonds.
True freedom dwells in souls that dare to dream,
And thrives in thoughts no tyrant can confine;
It is a pride that hate cannot demean…
A truth that triumphs over lies malign.
Though broken by cruel fate man yet lives free;
Though to the world he may seem prison-bound,
Yet through hope’s window, brighter paths may see;
A life of purpose here, and more beyond.
For liberty leaves victimhood behind—
The strongest chains are forged within the mind.

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