Freedom

Michan Chowritmootoo

Waiting impatiently, number 53,
in a long line of those wishing to be free
we meet up with prisoner number 2023
and his friend, a little yellow honeybee.

"What is it like to be free?"
asked prisoner 2023 to the bee.
What's it like to be free you ask me?
replied the little yellow honeybee.

To be free is like the luscious
nectar within the bosom of a lotus.
To be free is to drink from the silky
soft petals of a pink peony

To be free, continued the honeybee
is to be flying with a warm breeze
gently caressing my tiny little wings.
To be free is like all of these things.

"Well that's great if you're a bee"
said prisoner number 2023
"But what would it be like for me
please tell me how it would be"

For you my dear number 2023
to be free would be
like the scent of fresh cut grass
or a smile from a sweet young lass.

For you my friend number 2023
to be free would be
like ice cream sundae
on a warm summers day.

"It is time, prisoner number 2023"
Follow me said the little yellow bee
Come; see what it feels like to be free
Said the little yellow bee to the once prisoner 2023