A very thoughtful piece. I think I understand in a small way the directions you must feel pulled.

My personal take: I came to poetry to heal; I did not know that at the time, but I now know the muses called me for my own salvation of sorts. I have learned much from the pen. So I see my poetic job, if I have one, as a healer and not a freedom or any other kind of fighter. My pen aids in awareness and psyche-discovery; perhaps it helps some of those who read it to come to a deeper understanding of existence too. Maybe then, one day, we may need less freedom fighters, whether they be of the journalistic, poetic, or worse, the violent nature.

I think at its finest poetry heals and brings peace. Ultimately, that is my reason for writing.