Syd

A Reminder That I\'m Human

Today I learned a lesson 
A lesson that has to be experienced 
Not taught 
A lesson learned from living life
Such experiences can\'t be bought 

Today I learned a lesson 
Today I layed a reef
Today I learned to savour the taste of blood between my teeth

It was the flavour of endurance 
Not the flavour of defeat
It reminded me I was human
Currents of emotions flowed beneath my glassy surface 
Life wasn’t frozen underneath

A sinking feeling in my gut
Akin to a slow 
Almost deliberate penetration of..
A rusty nail..
Through a foot

A pain so hot it burns
Melting the ice sheets of my eyes
A reminder that I\'m human 
A blessing in disguise

For too long until now
No rain has fell
I almost miss the sound

My tears replenish the parched soil
Penetrating the parched ground

A lifetime making money 
But void of emotions all these years
That was until the thunderstorm..
The thunderstorm of tears 

Feeling under the weather and it shows
I own plenty pots of gold
But zero rainbows