I’d Rather Die Free

I’d rather die An early death
As a free man,
A responsible,
Loving, caring,
Giving,
Full hearted
Human being,

An individual
Who has cultivated
His own understanding,
Not one derived
From popular opinion,
One who knows
And feels
Is right,

Than to live
A hundred years
As a slave
To fear,
Greed, or vanity,
Growing evermore
Cynical, hateful,
Bitter,

Never to feel
A feeling of his own.

Die living
Guilt and Responsibility
Heart, Understanding and Courage

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