Weight of Freedom
written by: Velibor Baćo
Chains within
run cold from called thin
burn hot in hold into
Heart
Art
Arteries
Veins
Not.
Grow slow
Too slow to let go
Rise in surmise to
Hold Untold
in and by
bold bled broke
Be become
Being
old.
NOTE:
Based on the Prompt – Breaking the Chain
Velibor Baćo is a Bosnian war refugee and Austrian caretaker for homeless people. He holds an MA in Legal Studies (Salzburg) and has worked as a Distressed Debt Restructurer, Corporate Banker, Legal Counsel, Case Manager for homeless persons, and caretaker for people with special needs. Born in 1985, he wrote his first stanza in 2016 and began creating poems and paintings until 2021. Prose, digital editing, and music later led him to photography in 2025. One single work was rejected more than 70 times. He has never encountered talent or a concept of “giving up” worthy of any time or effort.
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- Weight of Freedom - August 1, 2026
