I’ve learned to become a thief
Stealing time
Rearranging their reality
To better fit mine
Shattering glass that claimed to be a mirror
Redefining truths
For all to see clearer
That I was taking back what was mine
That no one is allowed to steal my time
Any longer
The vultures were hunted down
No one left to clean up the dead
Bodies filled the ground
Blood hasn’t dried yet
No one left to grieve
To pray
Or to mend
The heart that was broken
Right before the end
The little girl
Grew up to be
A little strange
Hungry for change
And for new places to see
The little girl drew her own maps
Wrote her own books
Created her own reality
The little girl hated their sanity
And the boredom it brought
She often thought
If it has been done before
No need to do once more
And so she carved a brand new world
Loneliness takes many forms
Some can be deceiving
She’s in a crowded picture
Yet she’s surrounded by strangers
And I
Sit high
Looking down on those alone
Forgetting my loneliness
In my own home
Careful steps
Feet barely touching the ground
He can’t be heard
Must make no sound
The father exists victorious
The child sleeps on the ground
Surrounded by a pile of toys
That mom never allowed
She missed the smell
Of the slightly rotten wood
Covered by the scent of cinnamon
Freshly baked bread
And warm coffee
She missed the morning mist
And the days she felt lonely
As this new home
Carried a new smell
The fresh paint
Had no story to tell
He smiled and assured her
We’ll make it our own
With our son on the way
You’ll never been alone
She wandered
Looking for happiness
Thirsting for a smile
In a desert of her own creation
Every inch felt like a mile
She lost her way
Hoping to find herself
The familiar stranger
She lost on a shelf
Too high to reach
Too dusty to see
Her own reflection
She sighed:
Oh how I miss me
Funny how the bricks arrange
Making cozy yet strange
House for us to call home
Place where we don’t feel so alone
Here I rock you to sleep
Thanking the bricks that kept us safe
In this new place
Your first home
Where I became your mom
The lonely forest
Felt lonely no more
With monster barging at its door
And I, a creature liking solitude
Had to change my ways
And hide my loot
For no witcher was left to save me now
I find pieces
Among the ashes that were left
Too small to truly tell
But I knew it’s where I sat
Gathering stories
Making believe
That I could escape
That I would leave
I find pieces familiar, yet strange
For I have wandered far
And with time
I grew to love change
I learned that without those pieces
I’m still whole
Shedding them off had failed
To make me feel small
The earth gives me power
And I, like you, little flower
Have learned to push the concrete aside
Have learned that I no longer need to hide
And I came to know my true power
Stranger Paths 