Let Thy Be Your Wings
A Poem To Celebrate Friendship


they were two in number
pulled me out of my slumber.

while i was struggling to match
the clothes of this society,
but they embraced my raw form
like the cocoon of a butterfly.

i will forever remember their love
for letting me fly free above,
now, i hear their echo of poetry
in my dreams, acoustically!

~•~

A quest not charted, fraught with doubt and fear,
Yet, in this maze, my heart is ever clear.
Through shadowed valleys, climbing steepest peaks,
Each step a battle, each breath a silent shriek.

What force propels me on this endless quest?
It's hope that whispers, "You are more than jest."
The belief so strong, it turns the tide of doubt,
Makes giants of mere mortals, wearing crowns without.

In quietude, I ponder, "Can I cease?"
But then, a voice within responds, "Increase!"
And so, I march,...