only out of choice

i know i cannot hold you

       for love in bondage shrivels to the point

                       where it can slowly slip

                                         through the chains to freedom

        so i will never hold you

                   and always my door will be open

                                                for you to come and go

                    and always i will let you know

                                 that here  within these walls is a safe space

                    where you are wanted and loved

                    where you have total freedom

                                          to be exactly who you are

so be here only out of choice

     as i know that only out of freedom

                             does the butterfly choose to land

                                                     lightly upon my shoulder

        true beauty can only shine through freedom

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