Birthright

She was raised by wolves,

In the warmth of their fur.

Surrounded by fangs,

She knew that she was secure.

Language barriers

Made no difference at all.

When you're truly cared for,

There's no purpose for walls.

His fences stood tall

As the shoulders of old.

But he dreamt that one day

Maybe he'd break the mold.

But time shyly stands still

When you watch it unfold.

From these ivory towers

Freedom is only a ghost.

Right or wrong,

Tension makes us stronger

By making us weak

When we needed to be.

Privilege and pain

When compared look the same.

Comprehension begins

When we pull back the lens.

They made her their queen

On the day she was born.

They placed on her a crown

She wasn't ready for.

But all impossible odds

Foreshadow our means,

Like paving a road

To kingdoms we've never seen.

He woke up one day,

Written out of the will.

They swore he'd be okay,

With lesser shoes to fill.

"What doesn't kill us

Makes us stronger, " they say.

Our only birthright in this life

Is the breath that we take.

Right or wrong,

Tension makes us stronger

By making us weak

When we needed to be.

Privilege and pain

When compared look the same.

Comprehension begins

When we pull back the lens.

Our fables tell our truths.