ROSA

You are
of the mysterious flock
i call you the agile one

but now i know
like they know that you know
suave beyond salvation
yet not without damnation
you are just but a practising psychologist

in this game of minds
minds of hearts touching, soothing
directing
without breaking
this swathe of rampant human emotions

you are but an accomplished scientist
proficient in this lab of human emotions

you are Rosa
of the mysterious flock
i call you sistah from the lighter stock

why then
are you such a fleeting shadow
so long a ghost of positive torment
must i retire or choose life without fear

i too am a survivor
and though the war is far from over
i triumph in these battles
irredeemable sense of pride uncrushable
a strong will exerts itself over the weak

are you brave?

© April 2016