In Bloom

They bound her like a butterfly and cut up her wings Locked her away with all the other play things She was only ever a doll for their control Even after the scars healed, anger took its toll One day her soul found itself in bloom She reached out and unlocked herself from their tomb The glory of freedom hung in the air And she discovered life, removed from their glare But time can transform joy into malice Especially after all the child experienced She fought for perspective that would save her from the change But eventually her soul would succumb to rage Her face hid among the stars and flowers What she revealed hung on the final hours Above all else her presence towers And all creation shakes at her power You played with fire in the garden of deceit So you'll burn along with all the raging trees There's only yourself you seek to please You can't bring the wise down on their knees