Reflection
I used to be more colorful
My clothes reflected how I felt
So fun, free and happy
Like a butterfly flying high in the sky
With so many colors all around
I was a rainbow of endless possibilities
A field of various flowers flowing though the breeze
A dolphin swimming with ease
I was free from worries and pain
Like a smooth plane ride
Like some trees dancing in the wind
A fun day of Spring
Like ants gathering food
Like squirrels in the trees
Like birds singing as the seasons changed
Like some bunnies and deer dancing in a soft rain
Life was so grand back then
When I was young and with my close friends
When life seemed calmer and easier
Like the Earth was smiling
And everything was at peace
Reflection Revised
I used to be less fearful
I would sometimes do things
that were not the safest things to do
I did grow out of that fearlessness
but I went from one end to the other
Now I am full of fears and worries
Like Wilbur the pig before he met Charlotte
or like most people around sharks and bees
I try to get rid of these fears
but that can be a hard task to concur
Some of my fears make sense
and others are strange
Like the fear of falling
or being nervous about crossing streets
The falling makes sense
but the streets might sound weird
When I explain my fears then they could become clear
I can do more things despite of these fears
but some of them are inevitable
like my biggest fear of all
Unfortunately that’s life. Like Charlotte said,
“after all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.”