FREE & FAIR (Week 3; Theme: Independence)

Fame and money come much later in life, after toil

To have a fearless mind, it is a mental construct –

We must realize that not all things are wrapped in tin foil

There lie more under the heavens, priceless, so teachers instruct.

To be free and to be fair, I have aimed all my life –

Freedom from the rat-race, people hurrying past to gain material heights

I have portioned my life, cut up into segments, with a knife

Childhood, adolescence and maturity – memories on lonesome nights.

To live in dependence under someone, fair or foul

Is anathema to me, as it bespeaks of infirmity

To have and enjoy independence separates me from a ghoul

Through my pen, to ensure an independent mind, I aspire longevity

Where the mind is without fear, to that air of freedom

Should all of us belong, where fighters laid their lives in martyrdom.