Withering Dreams

Written by María Juliana Ramírez Cabal

The wind, a composer of symphonies 
And Trees, pale actors in a drifting scene
Freedom followed me, an epiphany
My companion, wise-not, chasing lost dreams

We laughed at fear, no Tartarus in sight
Earth’s solid embrace, providing a hand
Oh right is the night, no light-damaged flight
There was no given, no lover so grand
A breath-taking view, the empire of lights
A safe haven, a cloak to all the land

But even trees must wither, fade, and die
Hide from the ugly truth and never fly

Tearing down my shelter, innate neglect 
I come back to the world, full of regret


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