Vanilla Sky

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Looking back at life I see

All the ups and downs I've been through

Each situation was a lesson learnt

Every picture was a line I drew

Nothing came easy to me

I had to work hard to rise

There are no free lunches here

Everything came at a price

But I held strong and moved on

Shedding unwanted baggage on the way

It was hard but not impossible

In my life only I had a say

People cursed and pointed fingers

I did not turn to look back

Their colors were too loud for me

I stood by my white and black

It has always been this or that

I have never known the ugly grey

I do not seek any middle ground

My life has no room for others play

With eyes closed, I take a deep breath

I know I am all that I need

I shall take the hard way up

Instead of giving up I choose to bleed

I march ahead with hope and faith

Butterfly wings, learning to fly

Nothing is going to hold me back

From soaring high in the vanilla sky

Written for Magpie Tales: Mag 255.