Title
RED DAWN
They told me keep ties to those that’s always been close
Favor the family and about face to the foes
As time goes true colors unfold
The ones you believe in cut you so you bleed the most
Mental scars never heal while the physical damage forever shows
I’m Too strong for sentimental staples and sutras
Had to patch my wounds with growth
So I treat blood like water and watch the liquids flow
Watched Gods portray gluttony and greed during family feasts
Speaking of honor living as thieves
Outside of death tell me how to live painless and do away with anguish
Without speaking as if parseltongue was my native native language
It’s a common concept creating a vicious cycle
Planned to beat you instead of join you
But to protect myself I had to live just like you
I’ve been spiteful, held on to dead tensions, sought vengeance, Burnt bridges and hurt feeling to the point where I shouldn’t even mention redemption
But I live in my truth
My existence is canvas
I allow you to paint me as whatever you view
Trust the process is what I was told
Keeping sight on the light
Hoping that my labor’s fruits greet me at the threshold
Chin high as I walk this road
Figuratively I got a grain of salt for each casualty
Physically we live as reflections of each other’s reality
Many might say I’m superstitious
Not sure if I believe in luck or if it works in reverse
But if I can assure it wouldn’t take seven years to snatch us out of this rut
Best believe that mirror would have been struck
Smashed into a thousand pieces
On that day
I’ll stand back looking at the shattered glass
Letting go of any past sorrow and grievance
Realizing that scar stories make life worth living
Making amends
Accepting apologies that were never given.
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