we are taught to desire princes
we are molded to want perfection
to await a rescuing
as though a girl
is only 1/2 of a puzzle piece
mirrors lie to us
pressure overtakes is
as we surrender to the idea
we must be saved
to be deeply admired
only to find more emptiness
in the depths of our souls
as a result of giving into a lie
for we need not be rescued
when we are not broken
we need only to be seen
as a puzzle piece whole
perfect on its own
unstoppable with a love
so confident
it need not tear her down
to build itself up
and change the world
along the way
Dec 27, 2018
Dec 27, 2018 at 3:56 PM UTC
you placed me carefully
in a cage
labels as chains
hope as the key
left on the outside
fear as the walls
surrounding me
all to forget
the real animal
it lies within you
Dec 27, 2018
Dec 27, 2018 at 3:26 PM UTC
The Earth speaks
to the child she befriends
the boy who adores her
who speaks his first words
surrounded by her beauty
earth gives endlessly to the child
everyday reaching him with hope
through sunlight and a breeze
giving him what he needs to succeed
the others earth has given to
hurt the child
as they do not give as earth does
he returns to the peace
he finds within nature
as tears tickle his face
he’s eighteen now
remembering all he wasted
somber as he recalls the way
he betrayed a world
that had given all he needed
yet the earth still forgives
comforting him with its flowers
strengthening him with its air
the boy tries to live better
realizing the earth is his true home
its inhabitants are his family
he begins to give to them
as the earth gave to him
as he grows older
he watches friends die
dreams fade away
he screams at the world around him
“ why did you betray me”
earth seems silent now
yet a peace overcomes the man
that he left his mark on earth
as his body leaves earth
the earth pours light down
reminding him
that just as aspects of earth
fade away over time
humans must fade away
although just as earth remains
all the man touched will remain forever
his impact will live on in the souls
of all he encountered
the earth would give to those younger
and in doing so
the spirit of the man
would live on forever
he is now one with earth
buried in her arms
next to those he loves
his body couldn’t live
but his home always will
so his spirit will too
Dec 27, 2018
Dec 27, 2018 at 3:23 PM UTC