If you love something
set it free
even if
it doesn't want to be

like smoke flowing upwards
or water streaming down
it never remains stagnant
when freedom is found

good and bad alike
releasing the strangle-hold
is difficult in its own
but worth its weight in gold

and if what you cast comes back
then in your heart you'll know
it's not yours but lent again
till the next time you let go