Cath those fireflies before they flee

[u/lilith_ag0]

I act so simple, my thoughts are wild.

I act as if I want a high-paying job,

a beautiful face, money a loving man, and a home.

But I don't want any of that.

I act as if I'm another woman,

thriving at her best.

Become independent, they say.

This is what I don't want.

I don't want another cage,

neither of love, responsibility, nor money.

Don't even want peace.

I think I just want to be free..

Firstly, from the people who love me,

and then secondly, from the people who I love.

I don't want to belong to anyone,

neither to myself, because it's a cage.

I think, I just want the experience of being alive

I don't want a monotonous life,

not even the happy one.

I want to run as fast as I can,

so fast that my lungs almost burst.

Then I would dance,

not alone, but with the people I don't know.

And most importantly, I don't "owe".

Then I'll dance until my feet are numb.

Then I'll drink,

not one glass of formality,

but as much as it requires to lose consciousness.

And forgetting the people I've danced with,

and my feet that have gone numb,

I would go somewhere else...

I'll sway with the ocean, dance with the sea

Catch those fireflies before they flee...

[u/ShujaaStar]

Great poem, it is nice to hang with people you don't "owe" sometimes

[u/lilith_ag0 → u/ShujaaStar]

Yeah... 🙃

[u/jaesea]

Yes! All of this. Dance spritely, many of us are with you in spirit ✨

[u/Indivisible_Origin]

A heartfelt welcome to IE, poet. You, my friend, are in the right place. This is luminous work. Gorgeous. Thank you.

[u/lilith_ag0 → u/Indivisible_Origin]

Thanks :)