Scream
Imagine
17 years ago
You buried yourself under the ground to grow
You fed from the root fluid of trees
Nestled deep in the dirt
A naive, yet hopeful nymph
You dreamed of the world you would awaken to
On shaky limbs you unearth yourself
You birth yourself from Mother Earth
You climb the nearest tree and hug its bark
A shell of your past self left behind
You take in the world and realize
You’re surrounded by
This
Shit
Hell
I’d spend all of my surface days
Screaming too
I would make the collective mating song
Louder than a jet plane
What bravery
To make music
During all the madness
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Wow! Powerful!
Love the fact that you never used the word cicada, and that final stanza is hella wonderful.
Really enjoyed this.
“I’d spend all my days…screaming too” made me laugh.
😍
YEEESSSS!!!
Brava.
Love this- darkly funny and true
Ahhhh….if only we were
“You buried yourself under the ground to grow
You fed from the root fluid of trees
Nestled deep in the dirt”