Freedom describes the disillusionment that follows when one wakes up to the harshness of reality – the beloved is not the person one fell in love with. Compare this poem to Death of a Girl (also from 1984), with its
Freedom
Tears of Failure
I wrote this poem in 1985, 17 years old. It describes the pain of failure. If we respond to failure with dejection, we lose the opportunity to learn from it. Compare this poem to the victorious tone of Ascension, written
Death of a Girl
I wrote Death of a Girl in 1984, at the age of 16. It describes the grief and pain of unrequited love and loss; the stark reality – some things are not meant to be. Compare this poem to Freedom,