last updated: 5 January 2025
I am nothing
I am nothing
nothing
but myself
And I fly
and whirl
happy to be free.
Free of everything
I am supposed to be
gender and religion
nation and tradition
class and profession.
I am nothing
nothing
but myself
And I smile
and laugh
happy to be free.
Fire, wind and rain,
storm, sorrow, pain
wash away.
© Charlie Alice Raya, 2024
songbook, book 3/2, shaping