Poem -

Lilly

Arid Lilly 
Sand mermaid 
A stronger beauty was never made 
She was a storm in a teacup 
She had no tribe 
And thorn in her side
Her mood could change like the tide
Broken men, hadn't broken her in
She was wilder than before 
Snow White, became the queen 
Like a sapling grows into a twisted tree
Her heart grows mean 
Bullies feasted on her weakness 
Mistaking kindness for weakness 
Quietness for compliance 
They thought her ten yard stare meant, she wasn't all there.
She was thinking outside the square 
Her imagination and empathy were boundless, her energy was not
A fae among demons 
A bird among the cats 
Misunderstood, she withstood all she could 
While she was still alive, she learned to survive
In soil a Lilly isn't meant to thrive...
The desert sand mermaid, that swims in hundred year rains 
Her heart is black, but it still remains 

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Keith Stubbs

Hi Tina
loved Lily very poignant and a powerful message ????? xx

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