I Am Bound

I am bound

By faith

By Church

By vows

By whispers

By witnesses

I am bound

By family

By tradition

By precedent

I am bound

By fear

By love

By the known and unknown

I am bound

By duty

By role

By self

I am bound

And yearning

Tightly wound

Waiting for wind and water

Of which I am both.

I am the binding.

I am the release.

And so I unfurl

By fear

By love

By the known and unknown.

I unfurl.

To the sky and to the sea

Always within

Always waiting.

I unfurl.

And I am free.