Goldenrose

No. 

I refuse to be afraid.

We are so caught in the coming climb

We forget to turn and see the cliffs we've scaled.

I am living in a country where a woman is bracing for a climb to greater heights

You resurrected me just to

rip my heart out and

smash it to pieces

No one was surprised it was made of glass

I could see my reflection in my

lifeless heart as we

stood over it-

broken, distorted by the

i was late for school because i ignored my alarm 

i ignored my alarm because i stayed up late 

i stayed up late because i pretended i did not have homework 

The mangled materials that make us are not defined by the components,

they are not defined by the ideas or the movements.

They are what they are,

pieces to create a greater whole.