Born youngest Born free A girl so curious Her mind ran free Born into a family Both made from wealth and poverty She started to wonder If she could do more

So she began to read Her mind filling in the blanks That she could not see As the seasons passed She began to see That not everyone Is how they seem

Her family A complicated dad A sensitive mom A brother, always mad A sister, never coming home And her The happiest of them all

Surrounded by grief And the stench of misery The girl kept fighting She wanted to see the world that she believed She wanted to see that everything Was as it was meant to be She needed a light to follow A guide in her hopeless nights

She went to school during the day Wrote at night A world That only she __ Could design She met others like her Only one stood out Her best friend Her other half The girl that she crowned A queen amongst mortals A goddess amongst men She had finally found Her light In the crowd

This girl Born free She ran from her cage And the family that was meant to be hers And she fell Into the arms Of the family That she had chosen

P. S. Your story is not written in ink, but in the choices you choose, and the smiles you do not hide

She wanted to start A Revolution All those rules She blew right through them She wanted to speak out But everyone pushed her down Little Revolutionist Your fire sparked up But they blew it out Yet you still held on To a simple wish And your words They fluttered To the depths Of an eternal abyss And there they found Another revolutionist Their fire had long been blown By those who opposed But your words Oh your simple little words They sparked a flame That wouldn’t wane And far and wide We heard your cries And we could tell your words Were not spit with spite But full of hope That could never die. Little Revolutionist Go on, Fly

Thunder: I’ll never forget When you left that summer I digged a hole Deep down under I left there A picture I would give When you come back At last, My old friend

Old friend: I’ll never forget When I left you that summer A breeze in the air But it felt like thunder And I watched you As you digged that hole Deep down under And I wondered when at last You would unbury It’s treasure

Thunder: I’ll never forget When you returned that summer I digged out the photo From the hole down under But then I poured ashes Down into the sand So you may feel at peace With your heart In the waves And the sand Ingrained

Old friend: I’ll never forget when I returned that summer I saw you that day Right before a car crossed my way I saw you scream and cry And then the waves Took me Away Away Away

And I don’t feel hate That you whispered about me that day What hurt me the most Is that you couldn’t feel relief And I can’t seem to stray From the words in my thoughts Dot. Dot. Dot. And I’m sorry That your true enemy Was the one you wouldn’t recognize And I’m sorry for your pain And that it wouldn’t go away I should’ve seen it in the hall When you whispered that day And I’m sorry all your pain Sent you to your grave I never hated you for what You said that day So you no longer have to whisper Or be afraid Because the words you meant to say Seemed to follow you that day When the whispers in the hall Suddenly went away And I’m sorry that you had Friends who always strayed And to tell the truth If you had asked I could’ve listened to Your hearts dismay And we could’ve whispered in the hall Together That day Because I think It’s important to see That not everyone Is who they seem to be

R.I.P Whisperer Your early grave Was never meant to be

I was raised on a thought A tiny seed Planted in a sea of rot It was that if you took up too much space You’d be a disgrace And so I grew up Raised on that thought I cross my arms to hide my stomach Because I’m nervous that they’ll spite it And when I walk past a man I cover my chest with my hands And every day of my life I see everything in black and white And do you know what I’ve learned? That you can’t be a swan In a sea of ducks And you can’t allow yourself to feel pride When you get the question right And you can’t laugh too loud Or they’ll think you’re a clown And you can’t speak your mind Because you just waste their time But when I’m all alone I let myself go I let myself see The gray in this world The in between The flowers that gleam Not in the glow of the sun But in the shine of their own light And although I was raised on this You don’t need to embrace any of this It’s alright to have a stomach And it’s alright to eat food And it’s alright to walk across the street Without believing you’re prey And when you get that question right You can smile, okay? Because it’s not all black and white And no matter what seed they may plant Nothing can take away The good in you So let our ink Drip Drip Drip Until it splits these words That everyone makes stick Because you are allowed to be yourself And you don’t need that reassurance From anyone else Do not fear the unknown Because it is simply A utopia that no one Has had the courage To explore

What is heartbreak? I wouldn’t know Because I’ve never felt before And I wouldn’t let myself Feel the fire that burns And they tell me I’m heartless Or perhaps naive But why would I want To feel everything? I may long for her But that’d ruin things Instead I sit On a throne not broken But it feels Like I’m choking Because I’ve never felt heartbreak And I’ve never seen the world Because you had me in your grip Before I could even shove And if I were anyone else You’d let me be But for now I sit On a crown that’s been cleaved And you try to find the crack That has indented itself in my heart But when you open me up You’ll see That all along My heart had fallen To dust In your palm

I told the star a story One made from ink and time A story that I told him A story I couldn’t rhyme A girl once loved a man A man once took this girl Thought to make her his wife But killed before he could try The star then blinked out Of the cold night sky It’s light dimmed As it began to cry I told the star a story Of love that was gone It went all wrong And the star wept All through the night Until it could no longer cry And I stayed by its side But they were not as sad As you might expect Because they loved each other A tale as old as time