Freedom

I wonder if the only free
in all the world are these:
a wretched, homeless beggar
and a rich man doing as he pleases

If twere so
then I would make it my lifelong pursuit
to all at once be living
homelessly, with wealth to boot

because the homeless laugh it off
and shameless, beg for change
and rich men also laugh for nothing's
there they cannot gain..

I wonder, if the world would end,
and they both stand by side,
might they exchange a wink or two
acknowledging what Humans hide:

that Freedom comes without a cost
it rests in all our palms
but with our dollars, freedom falls
between the cracks and then is gone

And Freedom has no place or time
it's we that dance around
its ever-sturdy semblance
frantically seeking a stable ground

Combine the two types, rich and poor,
into a single soul
and maybe he'll wink Freely too?
(if Freedom is his goal)