You clutch the crutch whenever you stop and look
Because this wasn't the image you remember from those picture books
Again and again you feel cheated and mistook, by those smiling faces that are there just for looks
Its not easy to continue, somehow we find strength
So often forget that its there, in the world that doesn't care
You ask me what is the meaning? With thick lines in your face
Thick lines that get spit shined but never erased
So what is the meaning, I just have to know
Could you plant a seed for me? that I could sew?
Ill do what I can but the journey is yours
Only to lend a hand when your broken and sore
And to whisper that phrase, the one that's familiar
The caterpillar doesn't die but becomes a butterfly
The gray clouds grow thick and they cover the sky
and whats ahead is not easy Ill tell you no lie
But from the ashes rises phoenix, and rays penetrate the shroud
Just know that I'm watching from beyond the clouds
And my heart is left open when I see that your working
We will embrace later, backstage, when the show has closed curtains
Looking back with laughter at the trails gone through
Remembering all that we learned from this school
Right now we are here and it will remain so
Until you drop what you have and learn to let go
WOW. Seriously, this piece makes me proud to be in the same creative writing class as you! AMAZING. I was captivated from the first line until the end. I'm also very impressed with the inclusion of a rhyme scheme - I've always felt that that makes a poem much more difficult to master, so great job! Also, I was really able to connect with the poem emotionally - from my own experiences - it felt like a flashback of my own pain was being reflected in the words. Bravo! :)
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