Surrender to be Free

I used to spend my youth
trying to imitate all the rebels

running about
shooting off my mouth
pretending to be free

proudly flexing my
animal individuality

unlike all the rest
just like
all the rebels

used to enter battle
wielding ego-sword
hiding behind
self important shields
providing scant protection

aimless years I spent displaced
wandering in exile with all the rebels

now I lay down at night
praying for my
soul's surrender

pledging my will to conform

poem by Gregory Allen Uhan
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