-- Release --

by John Herlihy

Finally, home where they belong,

For years echoed their sad song.

How long enduring unending grief,

Now a sense of bottomless relief.

Counting minutes of endless hours,

At the mercy of the higher powers.

Forever lost, those years of plenty,

Emptiness has never felt so empty.

Finally, this long-awaited release,

Raw prayer evoked without cease.

Forget not detainees do still grieve,

Threads of release hearts to weave.

The breath of freedom be imminent,

For all those souls who are innocent.

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Copyright © John Herlihy

Sunday 4 August 2024