Oh, Hello, Stranger

A Poem

Photo by Luke Braswell on Unsplash

m y s t e r y
make
your
song
taunt
every
random
yell

do you think you have it in you?
can you stave off the dark?
can your colors brighten the shadows?
do you dare let your light shine?

s a f e t y
save
all
fellow
enigmas
till
yonder

can you be the one who screams into the void?
do you think your voice can make a difference?
do you dare tempt the forces that be?
can your words triumph against all the noise?

d r e a m
do
random
errands
and
manifest

oh, stranger that you are to yourself,
what can you do in a world set against you?
oh, poor little soul in a big and scary world,
what can you hope to accomplish?