Untittled

She says I ran off In a white iron bird When the voices Started to crowd my head I tell her it was A little me trying to redeem Me from the pages Of my book That I went trying to find That girl who breathes Colour into my paper The one that isn’t afraid To jump and shout Loud unto nations I told her many times That I wanted to see The beginning of a rainbow I wasn’t going to wait for it to fade This time, while I stand Watching what could have been But the way I got stubborn I should have known… I should have known it will all be Sleepless nights and love given That never got returned in kind I should have known it meant that I get to ride the bus alone And I get to swim with the sharks To shore Where I thought the bird would take me Was to sanctity and joy But then again Maybe, just maybe If I had never left I would have never known