She wanted to fly
But the atmospheric pressure was too high
She wrapped herself in helium balloons
But the gas escaped them too soon
She wanted to fly
But her dreams were crushed by some physics guy
And her biology failed her every time she tried
She decided to transform
A bird in the sky, free to roam
So the next time you see a bird fly
It might just be her mocking that physics guy
I question it
I do not know
If it’s not the truth
I should let it go
Slowly comes
Then all at once
Words run through my brain
As I lay in bed to rest my head
The whole world screams
Fireworks
Bright
Making a day out of that night
13 year old
I did not mind
Invade or liberate
That must be a freedom sound
Adults crying
Dad asking me to get inside
But I wanted to see it
I no longer wanted to hide
Let us fall
Although children we may no longer be
In this skin torn, old, and wrinkly
We begin
Again and again
Like the seeds falling from a tree
Birthed from death
Oh what a strange thing to see
My drifting soul becoming me
I think it was lost
But no one really knew
So no one ever searched
For what can’t be proved
Numbers and charts that say nothing at all
Misleading us to think that the truth isn’t far
It was written somewhere, but where… I forget
The bible must’ve had it, but it failed to translate
She was a child
Happy with no cares
Explosions sounded close
But she had no fears
She was a child
No stress yet learned
And so she saw fireworks
As her world burned
She was… Me
She is not lost
She just hasn’t found her destination
Locked in a cage
But freed by her imagination
Stranger Paths 