All or Nothing
All or Nothing
How can you say that you know me
when you have only seen my skin,
And not the untamed world that I hide
That is growing deep within.
You have not heard my ribs all creak
behind each plaited vine,
Or swam beneath the waterfall
that cascades down my spine.
You have not been here for long enough
to watch a new life start.
Or find the run-down castle
lying just inside of my heart.
You have not climbed the branches
that are wrapped around each lung.
Swaying with the breezes
that come dancing past my tongue.
Do not mark me with your footprints
If you plan to leave too soon.
And only want to know me
when my plants are all in full-bloom.
Because the bird-songs might be pretty
but it is not for you that they sing.
And if you think that my winter is too cold
then you damn sure do not deserve my spring.
Written By:
Crystal K. Floyd