i am not your tree to chop

i am not the mud beneath your shoes

i am not your home to dirty

or light on fire when you choose

 

i am not your safety

from the storms you brew inside

i am not a dumpster

for the shit you try to hide

 

i am not to be caged

by the bars of judgment you prescribe

i am a wildfire with dragon wings

my own miracles to imbibe

 

no longer did i stay with you

as your flags began to fly

no longer did i believe

as tears cleared my eye

 

and as i sifted through the shadows

making peace amongst the ash

i found my beautiful heart beating

i found who i am at last

 

i am the sky, i am the ocean

i am the light transcending all

i am my flame of truth in darkness

i am no longer, and never more, small.