Saturday night Freedom

Written By Shannon Nelson

The first Saturday night of freedom in New York
After dealing with the pandemic for a year

As the 90 degree day ends and the night begins
temperatures outside are still hot
I’m laying in my bed with my window open and
a warm breeze….

Listening to the traffic and the sounds of sirens
and the people as they walk on by
and different melodies of music playing in the background like some kind of battle

The two songs that stick out the most are from
EMF and Hot Chocolate.
Where you have EMF coming in “Oh you’re unbelievable!” and then
Hot chocolate “I believe in miracles!”

Like the anthems of every New Yorker knowing how sweet freedom is…

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Shannon Nelson

The newest member to OPEN DOORS Reality Poets, Shannon Nelson is 49 years old, and was a dental assistant before the accident that left her paralyzed. She’s been a quadriplegic for 25 years, and identifies as a wheelchair warrior, disability rights advocate, social justice activist and animal lover. Shannon once escaped from a nursing home in Maine and arrived in New York seeking freedom, and lived in South America for a year while escaping homelessness in the United States.

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