Straight Lines
Walking on a tight rope, I stumble and fall. Unable to avoid circles, I finally see the other side. No straight lines to hold me back, This is who I am. -Bluebell Winters
Walking on a tight rope, I stumble and fall. Unable to avoid circles, I finally see the other side. No straight lines to hold me back, This is who I am. -Bluebell Winters
My path a straight line, Black and white with hints of grey. Marriage to a man, children, Is that not the only way to work? Hard labour in the mornings, Mother to three at night. But a rainbow interfered, Colours of grey untraceable. The temptation to let it in lingered, But I successfully restraint. As I should not commit sins, Should I not? Google my only salvation, To grasp this incomprehensible mess. But people online…
The boys are pretty, The girls are pretty, Why is everyone so pretty? “Grandma won’t understand”, My parents state, As soon as I suggest to be out What did I do to deserve this? Just for being me? I want to love who I want, Without worrying about my grandma’s ways. I know she loves me, I know she is kind. But she is limiting who I can be, Will I ever be able to…