We started out as one,
as nature dictates
but on separation day
there was piercing light--
I resented you for that.
Soon I reentered darkness
(or it entered me) as defiant
I wandered seeking myself in other realms
I never did belong in your realm,
or the hierarchy I was forced to enter
every day for twelve years
where I remained a silent sheep
following the ways of the herd,
the labels of adolescence
self vacillating from wannabees
to timid trees, bird
on the edge of your nest,
rejecting the worms
you forced down my throat.
but I knew nothing then
Today I write brighter words
you praise a less selfish scribe
you've visited my realm,
were intrigued by it
and even took pains
to create your own,
you invested your dreams
despite my iniquities
you always knew your little lamb
had black wool underneath
finally, after twenty-two years,
we join horizons.
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