PROCLAMATION OF MY EMANCIPATION

I proclaim my emancipation
I state without hesitation
My freedom goes beyond this alien nation

Freedom comes from inside of me
Not from a piece of paper signed by men who weren't free from their own
tyranny

Red white and blue
The Colors of freedom?
That depends on how you see them

Reservations, plantations and internment camps for our people
Was God there  when they preached destiny from the building with the steeple?

Freedom isn't confined by borders on maps
It's more than a state of being
It's a state of mind
believing is seeing

Look at me
I am Free
Free to think
Free to do
Free to speak my mind
Free from limitations others seem to find
Free to accept my freedom
From the hair on my head to the soles of my feet
I proclaim my emancipation
For my freedom goes beyond this alien nation

Dennis A. Gaxiola