In my dreams I am a warrior....Athena on horseback. Battle scarred yet with a quiet strength that burns within. I am a white witch...arms outstretched as I dance beneath the saucer moon. My lips moving in an incantation that will set me free. The stars above the only witnesses as I relinquish all that does not serve me. The manacles that bound in misery now rusted and useless. Like a caged canary that at last escapes its imprisonment from its human oppressor. Wings flapping madly in a joyous first taste of freedom. I am the water that once was murky and heavy with silt, Now flowing free..crystal clear and pure. The storm that has raged for a lifetime now calm..a gentle warm breeze. The elements of nature stand beside me...my foot soldiers, guardians. A reminder that I am not alone... I am at last laid bare....canvas white and new.... The time is now.......let it go....