I knew this bad lil thing once upon a time
Bold yet shy
Excited seeming nervous
Beauty portrayed as pain
She kept to herself more often than not
Mostly because everyone was always trying to invade her sacred space
Attempts to tame a mustang
New to many boring places then
One after another
These places gave little to the imagination and too much to reality
She longed for peace and freedom
And for her parents to look at her and tell her how immensely proud they are of her
And as usual some dreams came true others not
She found her peace she found her freedom
It’s roots to be uprooted not long after
As it often goes
But not after a good show
She journeyed north to find the seed she came from
She found it and decided to decide later what to do with it
For its story and history were too tragic for this young rose
Then East over the Atlantic to the old world
Exercising truly reckless and youthful behavior
And beginning to see that not just blood makes family
After she went south to her fathers land
And together understood what it means to be where you are from
All the while learning the love of this world and what family truly means
And seeing her own strength manifest before her very eyes
You should have seen the looks she would give
But all good things must come to an end
And the leaf must make the fall back to the earth
She traveled back north in search of the love and pride her parents promised her
But found desperation’s new solitude instead
In desperation she finds her courage again
Though she still could not shake her pain
Yet in that simple act of courage her life has sprung a new
Flowers and fruits blossoming that she had no idea even grew in her garden
And so she resides in the north nurturing her soul and those around her
Building strength for what lies ahead.
Now I’m sure you are asking the question how I know this story
Well let’s say I am peace I am freedom