Wings of Glory

I had a dream the other night
I was running bare foot
On hot dusty bare earth
That felt cool and inviting on my feet
And someone or something
Was chasing me frantically
I don’t know what but
I heard the rattling chains
Soft echoing screams and
The sound of cold tears hitting dirt
I daren’t look back only forward
Faster, faster, my feet began to hurt
Up ahead I saw a cliff
And faster still I ran until finally
I spread my wings
In all the colors of the rainbow
Stepped off the cliff
Into the clouds
Into the sun and the moon
Into all the little stars
And was free

By Queen Nzingha

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