Lotus

Grab the dirt beneath your hands

And throw it at the sky

Just when you think you can’t 

Get up and defy 

The voices they feed you 

Dust your knees though they bleed

And take a deep breath

Don’t you hide when they seek

Something they’ll regret

With their silver spoons

Rise against the odds

And look them in the eyes

When they expect a fall

Watch their script revise 

To spout more lies on cue 

Some things were hard to swallow

Some things made you choke

Some things were blindly followed

Some things were just a joke

But they didn’t know 

When you kept your mouth closed

They’d get another dose

Giving themselves the most

But you’re the one who grew

Guess they didn’t notice

They’re the ones who lose

As you rise up like the lotus 

Leaving them confused

Your hands hold petals now

Though your knees are scabbed 

Your roots push up a muddy crown

An anomaly they can’t grasp

When they can’t feed you 

Love Always, Lainey

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