A Yellow Shadow

I am the sunlight of a lost child

Forced to wander into the unknown

Forced to represent misinterpretations

And to defend my captors.

Their ropes in the form of digits

Restrict my spirit.

They see my beauty

and believe I do not suffer.

I cannot write letters because they would not

Understand the words I would utter. I can

only express myself in colour and constant

isolation.

A result from my oppression that allows me to

escape for a short while.

Am i meant to be more than i am

Or is my sole obligation to exist for the benefit

Of what makes me bleed?

Why am I limited?

They preach of freedom and more

But they don’t truly know how to apply it.

In brief moments

I rest upon a body of water

My only friend.

She listens to me,

In a way no one ever bothered to

She takes her time

And it makes me wonder,

Is she different or are they different?

I am the sunlight of a lost child forced to

hide and submit to others' beliefs. Unable

to speak, hear or feel.

I have nothing to guide me,

I am the sunlight of a lost child

And I can't find my way home.

Is this all just a dream

Or am I meant for more?

I do not wish to belong

I do not wish to yield

I wish to reflect my true self

I wish to be found.

No lost child,

Just me, a reflection in the water

Of my true nature.