Escaping Conformity

Escaping Conformity

 

If a dove cried on an angel’s shoulder,

Would you hear it?

Or would you walk as you always do,

Passing me, passing life,

Your eyes down, your head up,

Proud and Dejected,

At once?

 

Would you leave the gray walls of your conformity,

A cell to you?

Or would you peer from the bars as you always do,

Not trying, not daring,

Your mind bright, your mouth shut,

Brilliant and Silent,

Afraid?

 

Would the cry reach your ears,

Would you dare?

To leave your prison as you never have done,

Breaking bars, breaking walls,

Walking free, your eyes steady,

Brave and Daring,

To Die?

 

When the keepers of the cells come,

Will you run?

When they come to put you back in your place,

Killing hope, killing doves,

Chaining you, your heart broken,

Destroyed and Dismayed,

Into your cell?

 

When a dove cried on an angel’s shoulder,

Did you hear it again?

Did you sit as you always did,

Passing me, passing life,

Your eyes down, your head up,

Proud and Dejected,

At once?

 

Trapped in the walls of your conformity,

Chained to your mistake?

You peered from the bars again,

Now trying, now daring,

Your mind bright, your hands strong,

You broke down again and saved the dove,

Brave and Daring,

When you died for the sake of one.

 

The prison could not hold you then,

It freed you from its bars,

How grateful is the dove,

That you tried, that you came,

Your mind bright, your hands strong,

Brave and Daring,

And died for the sake of one. 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Michael (Letters and Li..]

I loved this, Aarea! This is an amazing piece of poetry right here! I loved the way the tone changes between the stanzas but the flow remains the same. Just perfect and masterful! I also love how you phrased the whole poem in questions, making it very personal for the audience! Thank you for sharing this breath-taking piece. This is going straight in my library!

[Aarea]

Thank you for your wonderful review! You are great! :)