BE FREE
May I live
Unafraid to breathe
Free from a choke-hold
That becomes a stronghold
May I live
Unafraid to live
Clinging to my expectations
With feral desperation
May I share space
Unafraid of being encased
Free from condemnation of race
That becomes a strong base
Purple, White, Olive, Black and every hue within
May I share space
Knowing that we are first a human race
…And all blood are red in this place.
May I speak of belief
Unafraid and in relief
Free from contentious eyes of disbelief
That becomes thresholds of grief
May I wear my mask of belief
Understanding that to achieve
Peace would be a welcome reprieve
…Which we must seek to retrieve.
May I love you
Unafraid to be bound to you
Free from censors of broken whispers
That becomes harbingers of cold shivers
May I love freely my love
Unafraid to expose my naked bust
Knowing that in you lies my trust
Encased in the warm embrace of your love.
© Jacqueline Oby-Ikocha
a cooking pot and twisted tales 
OMGOSH!! You sound West Indian 🙂 I love the poem, thanks for sharing your words of wisdom. You should for us more often.
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You are another person saying this to me in the past two weeks. I wonder how come, but then we all come from the same roots. Thank you Etta. I plan to do more. Have a great week 🙂
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So true, we are all from the same roots 🙂
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Reblogged this on Simply Etta D. and commented:
What does freedom mean to you? Beautiful words from a fellow blogger.
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you have such good style and presence!
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Your words make me feel good. Thank you my dear 🙂
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Jacqueline, can I suppose you’re not white? I’m shocked, not really, but you are a wonderful human being and I thank you for sharing your posts with us. I’m white but not privileged and definitely not going to judge anyone based on external differences. I’m so happy at the moment (you have helped in that). For all the wonderful people I have met on word press I am grateful as they ease my pain. I’m not sure whether my family would approve or not, but I really don’t care, after all the black sheep of the family never gains approval from family. Once again, Jacqueline, thank you for being such a good friend and a wonderful person 💋💞😃😄😀
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Sometimes the black sheep in the family make more interesting humans to be with. I truly appreciate your beautiful words and I am glad that we connected in this place. Have a great week Dave.
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You too Jacqueline, have a great week, enjoy yourself but watch out for the boss, he hates it when employees are having fun xoxo
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True. He does
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Lol, Jacqueline, xoxo
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Cool. Living a positive life will make the world a better place. Good message.
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Thanks dear. Have a great week 🙂
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You are welcome, Jewel. Have a blissful week, too. 🙂
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Beautiful poem! i really like the way you have explained the wonderful message. It is very relevant in this day and age. I recently read somewhere that “JUDGEMENT” is the biggest pollution in our world.
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Judgement is really the biggest pollution that we suffer from in our World. It destroys. Thank you and have a great week 🙂
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Love your video, poem and message. I am blessed to have found you on wordpress, as you state let “our life be a message to others”. Thank you truly for those words.
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My appreciations too my lady. I have truly met a great number of good people in this place and for that I am thankful 🙂
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Superb reading Jacquie – a lovely podcast for Sunday. I found dance … would make a great topic for a Leapster post 🙂 I’ll pingback to your post here and I #blogdare you to write a Leap Day post and pingback either to my challenge post (*for me-to-do-soon – you have up to four years 😉 or to my Leap Year guestbook (available now) at The Wishing Well, with an all new theme (again!). Challenge your readers too if you like. I am preparing to post for your Echoes… this Thursday too, hopefully 🙂 Happy Leap Day to you and your readers for 29th and Happy Leap Year 2016!
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Thank you Colette for your words. I just saw this as I am having late lunch so let me leap into it 😉
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Happy Leap Day! Have a wonderful leap year too 😀
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Love your poem. Thank you.
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Thank you very much kind Sir 🙂
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Wonderful reading of your beautiful poem. Thank you for a message that we all should take heed of. May you have a peaceful week ahead, also.
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Thank you Barbara. Have a blessed week ahead 🙂
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This was absolutely wonderful, thank you.
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Gracias. I really appreciate your taking the time to look at it.
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🙂
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Absolutely beautiful….Loved it. You show it daily with your wonderful words😊😊”Let your life be a message”.
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Beautiful, beautiful and oh did I say beautiful again:-)
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My thanks dear Khaya. You did say beautiful 🙂
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It’s always a pleasure, Jackie. I use to listen to hardcore music growing up…not sure why I was allowed to…but having kids changed my taste in music. I can’t stand that crap now and don’t understand why so many parents are comfortable allowing their kids to indulge in that adult content. Anyway…excellent work Jackie!!
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I think sometimes, a lot of parents are caught up with trying to make the two ends meet that it’s so easy to lose sight of some of these things. Thanks my dear friend.
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Beautiful!
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Thank you my dear Joy 🙂
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Beautiful Poem. Great Message. Nice one sis Jackie.
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Another great message from the beautiful and wise Jacqueline! Oh I’ve missed you so much! Now that I’m back in the community, reading and galavanting with my peers, I was delighted to have so much to embrace in your words. I just have to share this! I know a few people that could really use this poem. Even myself really.
Anyway, excellent job! Thanks for sharing! Much love ❤
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