by Kelsey Anderson

Created on: May 12, 2008

We all desire the freedom
That only nature can savor.
But denying nature itself,
We wait for something greater.

Something greater never comes
If you don't do your part.
The biggest part of being free
Is following your heart.

This, I know, is hard to do
When others hold you back.
For once just try to think of you
And the things in life you lack.

The answer is found in nature.
Take a look in your backyard.
Close your eyes and breathe it in
To see things for what they are.

Look at the dandelion,
The smelly little weed,
That doesn't care the slightest bit
About where it plants its seed.

It lives its life wherever it wants
And flies away with the wind,
Lives and dies without a care
And starts all over again.

Poison it, stomp it, mow it down.
Be assured, it will be back,
Stronger than ever, undeterred.
Now this is what people lack.

Slam the door on inhibition.
Fight for what you know.
To think, a weed can teach you...
What else can help you grow?

The freedom you seek is all around
So like a little yellow weed,
Act like a flower and love yourself...
Fly away like a dandelion seed.

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