she's a river

SHES A RIVER
 Her life is like that of a river,
persistent and unpredictable.
She carved her life in the California mountain peeks 
following the creeks,
 creating her own current at just fifteen—
forge on
she dammed fears and tears that tore at her spirit 
childish emotions raged inside
Forge on
once she would fall 
many came to see the wonder of it all
but eventually a comfortable place called home.
was the place she felt most alone 
forge on
All that trapped her today would eventually be torn away 
resurfacing through the cracks of where she had been,
forge on
She smiled glistening to see the sun, her old friend
 to be united with something so bright and warm again
then fog crept in to elude her 
and the sun crept out to remind her 
Forge on
And at the fork of her life’s journey,
a paradise awaits—
one worthy of envy.
Forge on
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