CAREFREE

It took so long
To stop feeling the pain
The guilt and remorse
A blemish, a stain. 

I don’t want to know
Don’t need to recall
I must have  tripped
Before, hitting the wall. 

Lighter, carefree
No burden or baggage
No longer encumbered
With insults or daggers.

I now hear the music
Every note, every chord 
I’ve put down my shield
My knife and my sword.

No longer the need
To wonder, to hope
No need to adjust
To learn how to cope. 

Free of the memories
The torment, the rage
The longing, the cravings
I felt everyday.

The warmth of the sun
A soft summer breeze 
Are all  that I want
Are all that I need. 

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