Through thickets and thorns
I still stand today
Through scars and songs
I’ve seemed to make my way
I give more than I should
For the vessels inside me are empty
And they say
Darling
You are the most important thing in this world
You are a temple
A God
To care for you is the priority
But
Nothing seems more vacant
Than trying to fill the well
That has no water
For that water is nonexistent
And perishable
So I fill it with what I know
With mud and sticks
With thickets and thorns
Why did my roots hurt others so much?
My intention was good
Wasn’t it?
It was good
Through the thickets and thorns
Lakes and lilies
Death and darkness and duo
This and that
I pair so much together it seems to have leaked into my speech
I hope you find these pairs and make them
Applicable
But I know I have found my path
And happiness is here
My roots have further to grow
And leaves are just starting
To peak through the forest’s way
I know He led me to a lake
Wells never suited me anyway
Isabelle Justice 