BREATHE by Becky Hemsley

"BREATHE"
by Becky Hemsley 2021

She sat at the back and they said she was

shy

She led from the front and they hated her

pride

They asked her advice and then questioned her

guidance

They branded her loud then were shocked by her

silence

When she shared no ambition, they said it was

sad

So she told them her dreams and they said she was

mad

They told her they'd listen then covered their

ears

And gave her a hug whilst they laughed at her

fears

And she listened to all of it, thinking she

should

Be the girl they told her to be, best as she

could

But one day she asked what was best for

herself

Instead of trying to please everyone

else

So she walked to the forest and stood with the

trees

She heard the wind whisper and dance with the

leaves

And she spoke to the willow, the elm and the

pine

And she told them what she'd been told, time after

time

She told them she felt she was never enough

She was either too little or far, far too much

Too loud or too quiet, too fierce or too weak

Too wise or too foolish, too bold or too meek

Then she found a small clearing, surrounded by

firs

And she stopped and she heard what the trees said to

her

And she sat there for hours not wanting to

leave

For the forest said nothing, it just let her

"breathe"

******

Becky Hemsley 2021

Gorgeous artwork by @sa_alvr via Instagram

Breathe is from my first collection, Talking to the Wild https://www.amazon.com/dp/1739824504?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1...

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