Sister in the Clouds

Sister In The Clouds I warned you about the alley filled with snakes and waste. I told you not to walk it, I told you not to turn down that passageway. You were meant for more, you were supposed to change the world. I preached to you frequently to be that woman I knew you would grow into to. You were going to navigate this world so easily. You were going to be president one day. You were so independent, So brave, but that alley looked so enticing you couldn’t resist. You peeked at it around the corner quick to look elsewhere. Then you put your foot in that alley but quickly ran from there. But those monsters were waiting for you, drawing you closer to your demise. It brought you nearby, when the snake swayed you by the ankle and dragged you down. That serpent bit you, and you were cemented there. As the venom took its course through your vein. No way to turn around and no way to get out. Stuck in a whirlwind of no emotions. Those serpents came back one at a time. Infecting you bite after bite, filling your veins to the brim. Your eyes were concealed with glamour and fiction. Till the day it took you all the way. It grabbed you tight and pulled you down that pathway to never look back again leaving us all behind. You were gone, and there was no way of saving you, the alley had moved on to its next casualty. The days of witnessing you thrive, listening to your laughter had become a memory that slowly fades. Days of seeing you dance in the sun beams had been replaced with you dancing in the clouds. No more could the monsters scratch you. You would forever be in our memories. Showing us all what good could be and what bad could do.