I Am a Control Freak - Oct. 3, 2026

Gary Hunter

13 hours ago

1 min read

single-handed with strict

discipline, vigilant, fierce

like herding cattle, except

a shepherd of many flocks

spread over many fenced fields

but when I sometimes decide

to loosen my grip, open the gates

let things wander, it’s freeing

I stretch my limbs

and for each time I do,

freedom is a strong fragrance,

and how blue the sky, green

the leaves and my color,

strong, like every other free thing

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