Once Upon A…Contradiction

By: NoirNevar

10/02/09

I once was a Picture

Bound and placed

Bordered in a frame, surrounded by ALL

Critiqued and analyzed by ALL

Held captive, Instilled and frozen in a moment

I once was the Moon

Secondary, shadowed by the Sun

Envious of its glory

Convicted by its infinite Light and Joy

Forced to fall behind, to follow and never be followed

I once was a Tree in the forest

Rooted and stationary

But growing and soaring towards new heights

Seeking out freedom and independence

Striving to be that one unique tree

I once was the Sea

Vague and vast, not tamable and always moving

Enveloped in my self, making everyone else seem

Inferior and minuscule; mimicking the sky

Free but lacking stability and forced into solitude

Now I am the Oxymoron

The Contradiction amongst all the rest

Sweet yet Maleficent; Compassionate yet Spiteful

Free yet Tamed

I am no longer that Picture

Bound and Stationary

I am a Work of Art

I am Imperfection, I am Flaw, I am Human…