Topsy Turvey Again

Emma Beverage
11/6/82

Topsy turvey again
no peace - no rest
will it ever end?
I’m a slave - a prisoner.
Abraham Lincoln,
savior and gallant leader
made war to set me free.
I feel no freedom.
Like little ants
always the endless task.
Scurry - hurry
I own my soul
I state in defiance.
Yet - I’m not free
to walk away
to conquer majestic mountains
or sail stormy seas.
I am bound and chained
and I want to break my lease.

(My father died 11/8/82)