Dawn will always break, they say
And you see to it they're right
Not only are you the Sun that rises
You shine twice as brightly, too...
And they all forget there had been night.
Look on the bright side, they say
You make everyone see it, too:
You're not just the match that will light the flame
You'll bring mirrors out on the field, too-
And they forget the shadows that had been.
Home is beyond the stormy seas, they say
And you bring good tidings every time:
You're the dove with the olive twig
You'll carry everyone with your strength, too-
And they think they've already docked.
Each cloud has a silver lining, they say
And you prove it every time:
You're the angel that infallibly finds it
In fact, you grasp at the seams oh so tight
And shred away the rainstorms
That I should be like you, they tell me
You radiate happiness all the time
You're everything that's right in the world-
Such simple perfectly perfect perfection
And you make it seem easy to be
But I'm not like you, I tell them
I don't think I could even be
If you're the Sun, I'm Polaris
If you're a flame, I'm a raindrop
If you're a dove, I'm a gull
If you're a storm-breaker, I'm a rainmaker
They think that I don't want to try-
That I'm only making excuses
They frown and boo and jeer at me so
Sometimes I even forget:
I don't live for them.
You might be theirs, but I belong
To the traveler in the night, perhaps
Or the drying dying forest;
The lonely sea-bound sailor, maybe
And the parched and tired nomad
And who knows?
They might just love me, too.
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Campfire - And Other Poems
PoetryA collection of poems exploring every emotion this young medic's heart has beat to, and then some. All works are copyright protected - do NOT reproduce or reprint without explicit permission.
