To Be Free (Triolet)

To Be Free (Triolet)

To be free
I can't help but wonder
What does it mean?
To be free
Where is God when you're in need?
As we seem to go under
To be free
I can't help but wonder

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**A Triolet is a poetic form consisting of only 8 lines. Within a Triolet, the 1st, 4th, and 7th lines
repeat, and the 2nd and 8th lines do as well. The rhyme scheme is : ABaAabAB, capital
letters representing the repeated lines.
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This poem was written for a contest involving the holocaust. Isn't it amazing that some people still think it didn't exist? I think that this poem signifies more than just the Jews, though... freedom isn't just for them. It's also for every human being, no matter what race or class.