Wise Beyond Years
If I screamed, would anyone hear me?
If you looked, would you’ve seen misery?
You might think that
it’s a blissful thing
To be honest with
yourself indefinitely
But I told myself the truth,
and was scared to look
in the mirror because
that is the real me
I question everything
about the damage
that was caused
She feels panicked,
she feels hopeless,
she feels lost
The challenges of
trying to create a fire
in the Alaskan frost
If I did give an arm and leg,
would that be the total cost?
Or is it my heart,
my sanity, and the sacrifices
that also come along
I’ve assured I don’t
have those thought
patterns anymore,
But I can hide it well
because I can still feel it there,
it lives in my core
Like a rabbit flurrying
to find a shelter away
from predators
Going through life and it’s
unanticipated events, then see
angel signs from a messenger
Expect the unexpected
and always trust your gut,
Don’t get too caught up
in your expectations
because you’ll be out of luck
I’m treading through
the marsh and the muck
I’m urging my legs
trying to get out, but
I’m so incredibly stuck
I wish I could’ve met
myself when I was younger
So I could tell her
the things I know now
And maybe her mind
that lives on today
wouldn’t be as affected
As to when she grows old,
and the thoughts never change,
the story I tell
is perplexing
- Leah Rae