Words that Burn Project 2022

I celebrate myself, I sing myself,
I organise things, like books on a shelf.
I appreciate my life, through caring and sharing
I live mini adventures, wanting to be daring

I push and move forward without any limits,
I laugh and I smile, to lift all my spirits,
I feel the love and support, from all family and friends
All of these things, of what nature intends
I venture from here to there, and from place to place,
Exploring, revisiting, learning face to face

My words are candid and honest,
My voice is my voice,
Bravely be you,
It is always your choice.

There's freedom of speech to teach, to act and react,
A quiet space to write, social media to ignite,
A few touch paper buttons for all to see,
To connect, reject, smile and enquire,
Create, relate, share, and inspire

There are wonders all over the earth,
you could venture through the sea,
or climb every mountain or the tallest tree
explore all there is, to a far away place
See all human race and one day even space.

Shout out to be heard, find the real truth and mixture,
or quietly build a team, a dream, see the bigger picture,
Which ever path we take, we must always remember,
we are in control, not constrained by any agenda.

But whatever your vision,
your freedom, your thought,
capture an image,
as the free world may be short.

As soon as I'm awake I'm aware the new day is burning,
I'm greeted by the sound of kids absorbing the beauty of this land through song.
“Bayang magiliw” (land of the morning)

My body rests in a place where the sound of rain becomes white noise,
I fall asleep to the pitter patter.
As soon as I'm awake I'm aware the new day is cloudbursting.

My days I've called glorious,
although l am confused.
My sense of belonging belongs wherever it chooses.

With the correct care,
a flower could flourish anywhere.
I don't know what the “correct care” means,
but I know I have received it.

They are my homes which speak to me with unforgettable love.
I celebrate my experiences,
I sing about the people who shape me,
I sing and celebrate myself.

Your voice is as vital as the blood that flows through your body,
Like the flowers that blossom every moon,
Your actions are as fragile as a broken heart
Like the droplet of water that touches your head.
Your body is a temple, it has locks upon locks.
Water streams down your face.
Each droplet has a piece of your freedom,
As it flows down to the floor.

Freedom is something that we all chase,
Some of us get it,
Some of us don’t.
Freedom is that feeling you get,
That feeling of being able to do the unpredictable.

Freedom is that feeling that you get when the only sound you can hear Is the
music in the background,
You staring out of your car window,
Pretending to be in a music video.

Freedom is that feeling of having the whole house to yourself,
Blasting music in the kitchen,
Singing your heart out to lyrics you relate to the most.

Freedom is that feeling you get when you’re out roaming the streets at Night
with your best mates,
On a warm summer's night,
Making core memories that you will remember forever.

Freedom is that feeling you get when you’re driving with your roof open,
Wind blowing your hair all over the place,
Blasting songs,
Whilst driving through a hot desert with sunglasses on,
Protecting your eyes from the beautiful glowing sun.

Freedom is that feeling when you finally get something you really want,
That s o m e o n e you really want,
That message you were waiting for,
Those good news that make you scream and jump and cry joyful tears.

On a bed as hard as nails,
The day is cold and long.
The people who pass me,
As happy as a fish in water.
I bet they have love and warmth,
Like the sun beaming on the mountain tops.
How they will never know,
How they will never see,
You can lose it all with just one roll of the dice.

Freedom is a light
It drags in people like moths
It's like a thundering tide
It sweeps them up like rocks

Freedom can be stolen
But can also last forever
It generates emotion
However and whenever

It’s an endless forest
Filled with unimaginable danger
It can be shared with the closest
And separated between us

That is the way I see Freedom