Bones of Freedom

 Trying to fend off a lifetime of nightmares
I search for answers among the ashes
     Finding only the bones of those who’ve searched before me

So I ask a child what the truth is
     She smiles as her small hand releases the red balloon  
           She’s held so long

Freedom she whispers
     The balloon searching the winds for all the other colors
That’s how rainbows are made
     She speaks with the infinite wisdom of a child
Of the dollar she got from the tooth fairy
     And the balloon she bought with it
           Hoping to build a rainbow

Freedom
     From a lifetime….