Discovery

Discovery

3/17/12

A whole new place

A new one to explore

Not a new race

Rather the same as before

Been here all along

Yet this is new to me

A damning tune, sad little song

I sang out on the sea

But now, a discovery

A new world to know

Not for you, rather me

Through sun, rain and snow

Where once the weather

Withered me down

I stand up, whether

I smile or frown

For it will change sometime soon

Or not, could be a while

But I will not swoon

Over every tear of a crocodile

There are times to fear

There are times to be brave

But do not sneer

Instead behave

It’s not about wrong or right

But when you sleep

Do not fight

Nor weep

But rather, know the truth

Know that a lie is the launch

Of the end of yourself, your worth,

A wound you cannot staunch

Discover yourself

You’re a trophy for the world to see

Don’t place it on a shelf

Don’t hide or embellish, just be