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MY FREEDOM

ALM No.81, October 2025

POETRY

Plamen Vasilev

10/15/20251 min read

A cage of whispers, once my soul confined,
With bars of doubt, a spirit intertwined.
A shadowed room, where fears did take their hold,
A story whispered, in a tale untold.

But dawn arose, a beacon in the grey,
A lingered promise, chasing shadows away.
A trembling hand, that reached for skies so high,
And whispered freedom, beneath a boundless sky.

The chains of yesterday, began to fray,
As sunlight warmed the path, along my way.
A caleidoscope of dreams, unfurled and bright,
With colors vibrant, bathed in morning light.

Each step a victory, a whispered prayer,
To break the bonds, that held me captive there.
A soaring eagle, with wings of gold and might,
Embraced the wind, and took to endless flight.

My heart, a compass, guided by the stars,
To distant shores, where freedom truly bars.
No longer bound by walls, or voices low,
My freedom's song, a symphony of flow.

The world unfolds, a canvas vast and wide,
With endless vistas, where my spirit hides.
A lingered echo, of a soul set free,
My freedom's anthem, eternally.

Plamen Vasilev: , an award-winning freelance writer/poet with published works online and in a dozen US magazines. I have been writing since I was 10. I have won numerous writing contests and have awards from different parts of the world. I am a creative person with big dreams and also love to help people. I also have Certificates on Creative Writing from the UK writing centre, from the Open University in Scotland, Oxford Study Centre and from Harvard University.