Tall Tales, Short Memories

Lady of Liberty

She stands as tall as the Lady of Liberty -

Spewing words of wisdom

But her tongue is dipped in the ink of calligraphy,

So no one tries to understand her

Instead they ridicule her uncensored mind,

Dethrone her ability to express herself as she pleases

All because they weren't born with honest hearts.

True words make their heads fall off -

"Tell me, are you afraid of the dark?"

A thriller - her thoughts unravel

Drawing out the most interesting dialogue - pastel?

Yet she no longer brings up topics first

In fear of rejection,

All because of mere subjections

Introverted & "too" complex worded.

Imagine that - being deemed as an annoyance all because you enjoy informing conversation,

Leading you to close off your freedom of expression for those who will never get you.

Oh, i never said she did such a thing.

She just learnt to only speak her mind whenever comfortable -

After all, not everyone is willing to listen,

Most mouths talk to mirrors all day anyway.

A Lion of Liberty i should say -

Her smile is a beautiful mess

Legs as long as pillars of pride

Eyes of an observatory - she notices everything

Thanks to her 2 monocles,

But she is not one to tell you

Who said she was obligated to? -

Hair as big as the imagery in her head

It flows like a petal that fell into the pond,

Calm but without any direction -

A mind of the Ninth & Fourteenth Amendment -

It has the choice to do & be anything it wants.

Lips busy being famished for more knowledge to devour -

And so her curious mind feeds it just that,

As her intelligence grows so does her mane -

So does her eyes as they blossom like a bottled up anime character who's finally been asked how they felt.

"Now That's Exhilarating."

But you still don't see it,

Her raw emotions -

The feelings they've made her suppress

Or so the ones she chooses to.

It's all inside - an unreported storm

Unpredictable -

It wasn't on the map

Meteorologists always guess it wrong

It's timing is impeccable.

The liberty

The freedom,

She is - free

Written On: 09/26/2020

Inspired by: Melissa L.

Artwork by: Melissa L.

Countdown by: Chantel L.

Written, Composed & Performed by: Xquavius E.