Fortified
We start out small, but with big dreams
That fill up all the space in a room
That push the blood through our veins like streams
We begin to grow like stalagmites
Inching up slowly towards the moon
Rising like rockets, or steam, or kites
And in our dreams we begin to notice cracks
Small fissures and fractures
Paths for our ghosts to travel through like tiny cadillacs
And like roots the darkness climbs
Through our chests
And into our minds
Until our puerile dreams burst
Like ballons
And we sink to the bottom of our rivers; submersed
Although we're told to stop dreaming
Stop seeking, stop fighting
Stop thinking
Eventually I see
That the dreams I dreamed were real for me
And someday,
When the water turns from black to blue
And my bruises do too
When your voice no longer lingers in my mind
I will raise my chin and face the sky
And the grass will finally be green
And the rain will smell like rain
And the trenches once littered with bones
Will be washed with tulips like tides
And like mountains, I will stand
Fortified