Vanessa Kingsley - Tree Hugger

The sky may be gray
But the scene is beautiful
For a tree hugger
Blooming flowers and smells of home
Bees and animals emerging to announce the start of spring
Despite the odd weather
Despite the odd behavior
The deer wishes to be a cat
The cat wishes to be a bee
The bee wishes to be a fish
And the fish has a secret wish
While the flower wishes to be a tree
That wants to be a different kind of tree.
Well I’m the girl that wants to be
Everything that she can be
But sadly the time we have is way to short it seems
So I settle to be that girl hugging a tree
Breathing in the smells of forgotten homes
And forbidden lullabies
Laughing at the silly objects
That want to be something different
The sea wants to be a gentle pond
Which holds a fish that wants to be a big cactus
With a pink flower on it
That wants to be purple violet
With pretty yellow spots
But those spots want to be a green apple
So it can put a girl to sleep
Like Snow White
Who’s still just dreaming
Of being a bird in the summer sky
And the bird wants to be a business guy
Who wants to be a gay man.

Vanessa Kingsley

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