Like Winter

"Like Winter"

And like the winter

One day we'll walk the street

Looking like everybody else

We'll pass each other, shoulders touching.

I'll know you and you won't know me

But I'll hurt no more

Because you never knew me

Never wanted to

I was the little child

Who wanted the shiny toy?

I took to you like a candy

Like fish to water

Like a dog to a bone

Gave you everything

Never asked if you wanted it

I tethered my cart to your horse

Willing you to drag me

Wherever you so please

Through mud even

Soiled and muddled

I looked in the mirror

Stared at this image in horror

What became of royalty?

How did I come to feel so little?

Feel less of my true essence

Crown lost to the mud

Eyes wide open

Went after my crown

Found and never to be lost

I sought deliverance

Purged from my obsession

It will hurt no more

I will bleed no more

Someday, like the winter.

We'll pass by each other

Shoulders brushing

And like strangers, moving on.