She didn’t think she belonged
with these people
with this family
She was not like them
She could not have been born
into a maelstrom
She belonged
to shining light
to speaking without words
to a place where she knew things
without reading books
without being instructed
to a place without people
yelling to be heard
to a place with flowers
Lilac scarf wrapped about her
she left the door open
to go in search
of a field of quiet
where she could fall asleep
under a blanket of sun.
~LJ Austin 8-22-23
ART: LJ Austin "Lilac Scarf" 2023
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