Amongst a sea of gray faces frozen in a grimace,
I stand unmoved, vivacious, bubbling, & beaming . . .
This subterranean city in which we build our lives,
Only to realize we don't have to forever.
I am learning how to break my chains . . .
The darkness raucously surrounding & determined to suffocate anyone who lets it,
I face with fear to over power it until I am no longer afraid . . .
I reach the other side
where all I feel is warm, immense jubilance
& magnificent colors . . .
This life is once
& a beautiful grandeur
we no longer have to endure . . .
It is our choice,
to take for granted or unearth
our true voice . . .
Behind the poem: I created this utilizing 5 words my younger sister & I randomly selected from a thesaurus...Vigilant, grimace, subterranean, raucous, & grandeur...You may interpret it however you do, but for me it is about standing out & being okay with standing alone while on the road to self-discovery, healing, & emotional recovery. Embracing who you find you truly are & loving yourself. Learning to break free from the prisons we create for ourselves in our minds, convoluting false realities & overcoming the addiction we have for suffering. Happiness, love, wellness, & peace is our CHOICE. We don't have to become the victim of our own lies & needless judgement. We have everything we need to overcome this, & everything else that may come our way...This is moving away from man v. man/society to now man v. self...necessary introspection & understanding that learning, change, & growth is a life-long process...slow progress & even backwards "progress" is still progress...becoming aware & accepting that there will be challenges, inevitably & necessarily...I hope you enjoyed it (: