Who Are They?

She sat at the back

And they said she was shy

She lead from front

And they hated her pride

They asked her advice

And they 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 would listen

Then covered their ears

And gave her a hug

While they loved at her fears

And she listened to all of it

Thinking she should

Be the girl they told her to be the 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

The elm and the pine

And she told them what she had

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