Once Upon A Time Part 1-2

By Kyra Higham on March 24, 2017

Once Upon a Time Part 1(3/24/17)

Let me tell you a story

Of a child who climbed

Every mountain never

For the fame or glory

They would dance with

Each blade of grass

And coat it with dew

The sun knew of

Their special name

And the silver moon too

Yet a fear crept up

In their bones

A fear of standing still

And not moving forward

But you will

So dance a little slower

Look at all you have seen

Find gaps in unknown places

Steady your pace

You are human

Moving and seeing

Take time to enjoy

Take time to love

Being a human being

Once Upon a Time Part 2 (3/24/17)

My sweet child, you are not

a prescribed list of medication

Or a recipe

of a perfect homunculus

You are not

a recorded checklist of the ideal

I cannot show you

a list of good qualities and

expect you to be all of them

You are raw and imperfectly flawed

You are the broken pieces

creating a mosaic of beautiful artwork

You are the rainy day

that comes before a rainbow

You are a funny sweater

that keeps your heart warm

on those chilly nights

Don’t you see?

My sweet child

You are perfect at being so imperfect

I lose every sense of formulating

The right word to say

And I love you twice as much

So don’t ever change

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