For days he stirred his dark concoction. The smell singed my nose; the images stung my eyes. Those days turned into years. Each ingredient added was steeped in secrecy and enhanced the power of his brew.

Then the key ingredient—one that would bind it all together. He whisked in one last dash of fear and a final pinch of hate. Then he grabbed my heart and squeezed; extracting every last drop of delicacy.

I slowly melted into his pot. He stirred violently, intending to reduce me to nothing. With the heat of his anger and the scalding of his words, he sought to burn away every trace of courage and every ounce of strength.

He reduced me to a simmer and walked away, unaware that my essence was marinating in the elements of my own determination. Unknowingly, he was preparing an entire spread that was doubling my resolve and thickening my purpose.

He set his table; each piece placed with careful precision, polished with rich anticipation. And when he finally sat down to finish me off, he found himself feasting on a meal of his own heart.

 

 

Ashen skies

Heavy clouds

Haunting cries

Raining down

Give me wings to fly.

Give me aerial views.

Help me see like you.

Help me love like you do.

 

 

Girl with a spirit unbreakable.

She’s headstrong, fierce, and untamable.

 

Electric courage fuels fiery will.

Every obstacle a chilling thrill.

 

Emerald eyes carry stories of gold.

Wild hair reveals secrets untold.

 

Try to curb her with your upper hand.

Command her with repulsive demands.

 

Cage up her beauty, and clip her wings.

Control her like a puppet on strings.

 

Bind up her freedom, then break her down. 

Attack her kingdom and crush her crown.

 

She’s the bounce back girl with a steel mind.

She gets back up, every…single…time.

 

She’s the bounce back girl, with tender heart.

This treasure within, she will not part.

 

She’s the bounce back girl, with deadened stare.

She will turn her back without a care.

 

She’s the bounce back girl with velvet touch.

This hope she holds was never too much.

 

She’s the bounce back girl, still wild and free.

Come see her dancing in fields of green.

 

From chains that bound her and fed her lies,

To truth that opens heart and eyes.

 

This love can no longer be contained.

Her freedom was never yours to take.

 

With thoughts untethered and soul ablaze,

Anointed in pure beauty and grace.

 

Her story woven, secrets defined.

Crowned again with a love so divine. 

 

Girl with a spirit unbreakable,

She’s headstrong, fierce, and untamable.

You opened the window 

to my soul;

sun streaming through.

Flawless radiance

and unbroken truth.

Warming my face, lifting my eyes.

Shadows will always come and go,

but in brief moments passing by

I still see the light.

I’ll bask in the moments;

these moments of life.