Little One

You've been floating down the river
such a small fish
released from such a shallow pond
a little one in the deep
being beaten on by the current
but with a heart so very big
and a smile that lights up
the city blocks
as if it were on fire

Your style is wiser, a bit grander
then those that swim around you
screaming out such frustration
to fellow prophets and poets
to wake up and blink

Floating down the river
is never as easy as stories tell you
but you already get that
as you scribble away
into the tablet you hold
so very close to your heart

Don't forget you are something
perhaps a bit special
a lovely rare mortal
who dares to defy the devil
with musical notes
written behind open eyes

Pain follows pleasure
and vice versa
and like many others you scream
deep inside, hurting
but here in the river
it is always darkest
just before the dawn

So don't falter
in the moments of the present
fish do swim
further down the life stream
as one by one
we come to recognize
personal truths and freedoms
as we float down the river

-For P