The Forever Dandelion

I.

Lightly, Brightly, Blithely,

I set my arms free,

My legs filled with glee.

Tumbling over the jumbled mass of streets,

Through the chirps and tweets,

Daringly into the ceaseless creeks.

Here I stand,

On the massive stretch of land.

The flowers blossom,

The daffodils sing

The syringa plants breathe

The dandelions soar

And the growing voice fathoms,

All genders are kingdoms,

Looking unwholesome,

But never needing a ransom.

The dandelions are the most I like.

I believe in the parachutes

for the parachutes believe in me

The parachutes know

I dream of flying, floating, flossing

I dream of inscribing

The Declaration of Hu-Lad Independence

And I know what I know

And I know they know I know I should not know

A dandelion,

A joy reunion.

I roar like a lion,

Blowing through

The amorphous bars of iron.

A blink,

A breeze of wind,

with the happiness extinct.

II.

I wake up,

In the hubbub.

Properly dressed,

but not mentally armed.

The girdling I feel

The fever I sense

The uneasiness I conceal

The equality that appeals.

Are we two contradictory species?

Do the men know? Do they care?

Worthless, abysmal independence portrait!

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, and they are endowed by their creators with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Happiness?

Worthless, loneliness, acrimony

Are all I sense.

I know,

I am, you are, we are

Sculptured by the sole Creator.

The places he alters,

The uniqueness we appreciate

In front of his altar.

Uniqueness, equality!

The sumptuous fabrics know,

The wooden chairs know,

The sturdy metal bars know,

Because they are me,

I am them.

I could possess everything

But freedom.

Liberty, how eagerly we aspire!

A moment of pouring memories, The sentience of agonizing pain.

Passion there is none.

Vehemence there is none.

For the reasons,

What the callowness?

What the joy?

Married to a decent boy,

Are exploits.

Knowledge,

Scilicet,

Is meant to change worlds.

III.

Over the years of reluctance,

By passing the moments of flashing jubilance,

I’ve grown,

and he’s turned to be more mature.

As a mother, as a father,

We dedicated our lives,

To educate our children,

Not to be prejudiced.

Our children have children,

and we the forgiven,

for having a sophisticatedly young maiden.

A dandelion,

A joy reunion.

Gently breezes Tyron,

To the world of joy.

A wrinkle in time,

A tickle in mind.

Kindled the kindness,

That sparkled the shiny humankind.

Sophie Germain

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