Freedom to Notice - (Pearl & Hershey)

Freedom to Notice

I wish I would have had the freedom

To discover the man inside I really am

Unobstructed by this over fed, corporate led,

21st century man

I wish I had the time

To light a fire in the morning

To drink a couple cups of coffee

While my feet are slowly warming

To sit and watch the lightning

When the sky is dark and storming

And quietly applaud, with a grin and a nod,

While Mother Nature is performing

Absorbing all her vibrance

I wish I had the freedom

To owe no debt to tyrants

Have no regret for violence

Or science unbecoming

Make no excuse

The truth is not so stunning

I wish I had the freedom

Not to be so damned reliant

Outright defiant

I would laugh at all those jokers on the highway

I would sing like Frank Sinatra

If I could do it my way

I would give at my discretion

Not for guilt or for impression

Living life like a confession

Wouldn’t make things quite as heavy

I’d go walk the river’s levy

Stopping just to skip some stones

I’d have a dog or two walk with me

Even though they’re free to roam

Just to feel that peace of knowing

The decision was their own

I’d write my own account of what I’m seeing

Without the slightest care that it’s worth reading

For any other purpose but the evening

Being grateful for receiving

This day I stopped to notice