The Lily and the Robin
The Lily and the Robin
I was dead then I returned to life
I was mad with laughter
And insane with tears
Until love owned me
I became as fierce as a lioness
Then I returned as a quiet star
But he said: you aren't made for this madness
You belong to this home.
I planted my feet in the wilderness
Tied my hands to a stone
Then danced as if I was a cloud
Loosening her braids, tired from travel
But he said: you aren't made for this madness
You belong to this home.
So I broke the dish of joy with these tiny hands!
But he was not satisfied
So I DIED!
He felt pity for what I did,
He said: O Rose of the wilderness ..
You are full of imagination
And I had no doubts
So I rejoiced
I started removing my feathered wings
Until I became foolish and clumsy
He said: now, then paused
You are now like a mad candle
No I'm not, I said
I'm only a smoky cloud, can't you see!
You are the radiant light for that road, he said!
But when I stripped my feathers, paused----
I was choked by the sadness of my longings
He said: you have wings if you wish to fly!
I would love it if I had his wings,
I'd fly high above the horizon
But I am only a tiny lily
No matter how I grow
I will never fly
Copyright © Fatima Nusairat | Year Posted 2015
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