You and I; we are both formidable But then, like the thin line between its two definitions We both live in each other's opposition
You. You always had this grace—this delicateness and feebleness That kind that would make anyone protect you with their lives Not to mention the talent you were blessed at birth The way notes would dance in accord with your fingers—how formidable
I. My sight would always give people chills down their spines That kind that would make you either fight or flight With the cold demeanor I was cursed upon birth Like how I would twist the words from my mouth.
You. You were everything the world wanted—only more, nothing less Can you see how their eyes would spark upon your descant? You were a living, walking goddess upon mortals And you were the kind of formidable one would stare in awe.
I. I was nothing the world wanted—nothing more, only less In how I would see the hatred in their lids at the mention of my name I was the epitome of Lucifer incarnate, disrupting serendipity And I was the kind of formidable everyone would want to be gone.
Us. Yes, we are both formidable You elegantly, I grotesquely And the thought of us, meeting even just once Will only be this pitiful mind's apparition.
Day 14 of #NaPoWriMo 2020. I just had this prompt based on Stromae's song "Formidable" and then started writing this, then finished in 10 minutes. I don't often write free verse, but here it is! I know, this is far from what I would usually write, but this was really a spontaneous one!