You stumbled upon me a decade ago
Back when my eyes were still green like the pines from home
Back when my spirit still burned bright for adventures and freedom
All I wanted to do was exist in color
I did not pay attention to the false roses, your muleta, you kept presenting
You charmed me a decade ago
Back when believing in rainbows was still apropos
I should have known better
Back when I first noticed the cracks in your charming guise
But innocence can be relentless with ignorant ambition.
And I did not know how to hold you accountable
For all of your lies and fables
Like the spilled paint on our bedroom floor,
Sparkling hues of white and gold
Are no better than pretty facades to behold.
You knew exactly how to ensnare me a decade ago.
But innocence does not last,
children grow up,
and congenital cycles get overthrown
You tried to Break me a decade ago.
But I learned how to love my strange new pieces and their sharp edges
I picked up what you dropped and created a new depiction
I’ve rearranged what you tried so hard to shatter.
I am no longer your gambit as I once was
I no longer grasp for ivory tower sunrises and ignore the red
The light now holds me
It illuminates the beautifully imperfect pieces and new shades of colors
That makes up the mosaic of my heart and my soul
Something you never could have envisioned a decade ago.
About the Creator
S.J.
I've lived in many different environments and have experienced many lives. I have also encountered even more stories.
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