Just as light comes up
It must come down
One second running amok
The next my spirits are down
The loveliness I create
Comes at a price
Not cheap at all
The cost is sacrifice
To be gentle, pure,
And mostly discreet
Requires me to hide my sheets
They are stains that soak
My true inner being
Time grows old, as do I
Flowers blossom, but always die
The essence of their beauty
Tried and true
Like my blossoms and creeks
Had their time to bloom
The life of a daisy
Might seem easy
But its struggles are much complex
Not just in theory
How do they stand tall
Through the push and shove of the wind?
How do they keep their resolve
When the season starts to bend?
What keeps them bright
Even in the darkest of nights?
Strong and delicate
Unforeseen to mankind
Bold and timid
Seemingly at the same time
Smart and ignorant
The line between blurred
Too much comparison
Between him and her
After all
She is her own
Not defined by the parts she hones
From her own words
She captures her essence
In turn scribing her own lessons
Independent from the box
Society seals her in
She walks with fire
And goes beyond precedent
It must come down
One second running amok
The next my spirits are down
The loveliness I create
Comes at a price
Not cheap at all
The cost is sacrifice
To be gentle, pure,
And mostly discreet
Requires me to hide my sheets
They are stains that soak
My true inner being
Time grows old, as do I
Flowers blossom, but always die
The essence of their beauty
Tried and true
Like my blossoms and creeks
Had their time to bloom
The life of a daisy
Might seem easy
But its struggles are much complex
Not just in theory
How do they stand tall
Through the push and shove of the wind?
How do they keep their resolve
When the season starts to bend?
What keeps them bright
Even in the darkest of nights?
Strong and delicate
Unforeseen to mankind
Bold and timid
Seemingly at the same time
Smart and ignorant
The line between blurred
Too much comparison
Between him and her
After all
She is her own
Not defined by the parts she hones
From her own words
She captures her essence
In turn scribing her own lessons
Independent from the box
Society seals her in
She walks with fire
And goes beyond precedent