Freedom in Words

As she sits here writing she can't help but

think about how far she's come

She was a scared teenage girl afraid to let

her thoughts be seen on paper

she didn't think she had the right

to say what it was she had to say

So she kept her words locked deep inside her head

That all changed with some

encouragement from a few friends

and some hard work she wasn't sure she could do

When she began allowing her words to flow like a faucet

she found a freedom she didn't know existed

She never thought she'd find her freedom in words

Now that she is no longer afraid of seeing her words on paper

she hopes she'll never lose the inspiration and passion

for the writing she learned to love a few short years ago

Like her friends she hopes she

can encourage others to go after something that gives them

the same freedom she's been blessed to find