Twisted

You were born to be a filigreed crown

to soar like the swift      never touch ground

but they gave you labels   suiting their thought

words sharpened like knives    in which you were caught

 

Spoken words in unisons                    cacophony

untouchable     not decent      not fit for family

oh the old wounds                and their residual pain

I just want to           see you soaring again

 

The others hated you         without any word

their actions spoke louder         than expressions heard

unworthy to speak to           or even be seen

to be hidden from others     aspersions as mean

 

How on earth    could you possibly shine

when you felt their ridicule    locked forever in time

I watched you dry up       before my own eyes

in the heat of the ire              the flame of despised 

 

Like an animal branded           wearing its mark

cast out like our Lord         flung from the park

on rocks were you broken         too limp to hold

to crawl and to cower          where reception is cold

 

The unthinking know not        the powers of word

wrestle not with ideas       conceptions they've learned

who never consider     that our mouths are the flame

that torture the sensitive       stab them with pain

 

How long does it take       for a heart to die

too scarred to ask questions           or the wondering why

a planet of suffering    the agony of breath

like those barely living          and too slow is death

 

Where you can hold stars           and dance in the day

to sing of life's joy     partake in its sway

be moved by its chords           like crescendo of song

to be not cast down     like everything's wrong

 

The scar like a keloid      to thick to peel

weather beaten hard         shielded like steel

Walls like a fortress     the place you reside

away from misfortune         the dark place you hide

 

Listen my Love      my words are for you

I know where you shine       I've seen them accrue

If I thoughtless hurt you   please let me know

I'm only a student         molded like dough

 

Break out beloved     create something new

polish your character           bid cruelty adieu

set your sights high      seek always insight

let love be your leader     in words that delight

 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2012 C Michael Miller

Via Duboff Law Group LLC

Reviews

[R J Askew]

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