candles

[1] OH ADELINE!

[1]OH, ADELINE!

oh, adeline! don't you see?

your hatred for the world

is still unclear to me.

you speak like fire,

if fire could speak

but oh, adeline

the rage you feel!

oh adeline! why do you only see

the worst in people

and what the fear.

you call yourself an ordinary girl

but oh, adeline, don't you see?

ordinary is categorized

with every other being. why do you say that?

since no one is more than ordinary.

oh adeline! why do you speak

of the world as if it is a spoiled child, gone too far

why do you lose faith in humanity?

but oh, adeline! why do you feel

so disconnected with this

raw, ancient world?

you're like a myth that has come

to taunt everything-

a fanned fire, with unquenched rage within.

oh adeline! why do you speak

of the world as it's poisoned

and weak?

this bitter hurricane inside of you

tears away a piece or two

of the world that you once felt

as your own.

oh, but adeline! you can't save everyone.

look at the mountain!

look at the trees!

look at the smiling mother feeding her daughter!

feel the beauty, feel the humanity!

oh adeline! take a walk with me.

oh adeline! watch the dew-kissed trees.

breathe in the freshness, untouched by man.

enjoy it while it lasts and then

take me hand and breathe in me.

but oh, adeline! have some tea,

laugh with the townsfolk and share the household

of a hospitable, smiling family who offer you their only bed.

oh adeline! smile for me!

oh adeline, dip your aching feet

in the cool stream- purer than a shy virgin

giggling amiably-

numb your feet and float with me.

trust the current and trust the wind,

because oh adeline! don't you see?

occasionally we shall reach the river bed

and river beds are a

sanctuary.

oh adeline! do you now see?

there is still some laughter,

still some hope left in your world.

it's time for you to let go of your bitterness

and taste the sweet homemade mango jam,

a Dutch woman prepared for the homeless on her street.

oh, but adeline! it's time for you to see

your mother's face as she hugs your chest.

it's alright, you can weep too-

i won't tell,

oh adeline! return home and return well!

- OH, ADELINE!

(the author wrote this because the world probably doesn't suck.)