Living Under the Sun

She didn't know who she was going to be when she opened her eyes

The world was just as surprised

There was just this small smiling flower

Who giggled at every rainbow after rain showers

All the creatures that stood taller than this baby

All they've ever known was deceit and hatred

But when this child came into their lives

She was sunflowers and sunshine

She adapted to her circumstances like a fish 

From ocean, to river, to tank but she had a vision

She grew ambitions

Like the tiger, she held her temper but kept her claws

She was beauty and grace, sovereignty and law

Until the heavens knocked her down

People laughed and frowned

No one could save her then

So she walked the pavement of thorns and threads

Alone, she learned to stand again

But when she did, she would never be the same

Hell had reared its awful head

Heartbreak, broken smiles, and tear shed

This fish and tiger had found that silver lining

It was the thread of insanity

"There would be no pain if we ignore the bane and live in a tangent plane"

It was escapism at the best

Ignorance at the worst

It was futile though

She saw herself reflected in every single eye that met hers

Hell was everywhere and in everyone

Suffering and weariness harbored in their souls

The fish and tiger thought, "We smile everyday with a black heart but how can we ignore the black hearts of others?"

It was plain, they just couldn't

That was not who she was

Yes, she did not know who she would be when she woke up

Perhaps the world had drastically changed her perspective

But that wouldn't change who she was

She was sunflowers and sunshine who had slept in the dark for far too long

But she woke up

That was all that matters

Her heart may still be black

Yet she'll cry and bleed for others

smile and be angry for others

She was fish and tiger

Adaptability and justice

No one had saved her and she couldn't save anyone

But she would help them learn to stand again

Even if they fell and cursed

Or cursed her

She would just keep smiling 

Until they can understand how a black heart can rise in darkness

And join her under the sun

Reviews

[Resa]

I really felt this poem.
In some lines, I got chills up my spine.
I found myself relating to a lot of the lines.
Really nice write!
Resa :)