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Finding Inner Peace
Breathe - a Poem by
and she sat there for hours
too loud or too quiet
but one day she asked
She sat at the back
And they said she was shy
what was best for herself
She led from the front
And they hated her pride
too fierce or to weak
instead of trying
They asked her advice
and then questioned her guidance
to please everyone else
They branded her loud
Then were shocked by her silence
not wanting to leave
too wise or too foolish
so she walked to the forest
when she shared no ambition
they said it was sad
and stood with the trees
too bold or too meek
she heard the wind whisper
and dance with the leaves
Becky Helmsley
For the forest said nothing
then she found a small clearing
and she spoke to the willow
the elm and the pine
surrounded by firs
and she told them what she'd
been through time after time
so she told them her dreams
and they said she was mad
It just let her breathe
and she stopped and she heard
she told them she never
they told her they'd listen
then covered their ears
felt nearly enough
and gave her a hug
while they laughed at her fears
what the trees said to her
she was either too little
and she listened to all of it
thinking she should
or far far too much
be the girl they told her to be
as best as she could
