Freedom and Shame

I made a wrong turn one day, Went left instead of right It took me away from everything I knew And though maybe I should have felt afraid I did not I felt free Free from my regrets Free from my responsibilities Free from my anger Free from right and wrong And maybe that turn was wrong but Maybe it was fate Maybe I don't care And although that turn gave me life And freedom, It brought shame Now you might say Freedom and shame are two different feelings But what I have found in my past experiences Is that shame always follows freedom The shame that you were going to ditch your family Shame on you for feeling free The shame that you were going to leave behind the walls you were building just so maybe you could find a castle Shame on yourself for looking for an easy route So, though you might feel freedom and shame differ I believe they come together And though they are both wonderful and frightening I could not live without them