I believe my being can be summed up in one word.....
Storybook
I have the run the word over and over
In my head,
Across my tongue
Storybook
I am
A storybook
And I have so many characters
I'd like to introduce you a few of them
First, there is Mind
She is a magical sorceress
Clothed in a deep purple gown
With a shining crescent moon about her neck
She is the keeper of secrets and words
But often, she will let Loneliness through her door
If you were to read about her
You would come to understand that this is one of her biggest flaws
Loneliness is an interesting creature
He stands tall and gray
A lord made of stone
When you invite him in
He will listen to what you have to say
And give nothing but a cold stare in return
When he leaves
There air remains chilly for quite some time
But ah, then there is Love
She is Loneliness's twin sister
And is in every way his opposite
Most of the time
She is a laughing drunkard
Dancing around in magenta robes
Making flowers grow wherever she touched the earth
But she is secretly a Red Huntress
And stronger than you think
She is forever chasing her dreadful twin
And will never stop
But you will rarely see her that way
It only comes out in the most dire of times
When she senses Loneliness is near
Now on to Happiness
Happiness, oh, he is such a colorful thing
Complex, too
Sometimes he walks dreamily through the land
His sky blue cape rustling in the wind
Other times he is wildly running about
Singing at the top of his lungs for all to hear
He is a tricky thing, Happiness
Hard to pin down
You must pursue him
And when he finally lets you catch up
He will show the wonders of Life
Often he'll lead you to Love
And hand in hand they'll keep Loneliness away
There are three more characters I'd like you to meet....
...we'll save the best for last
So
Anger
Anger is a terrifying being
She lurks in the shadows
Flickering in and out of existence
Side by side with her son
Hatred
Together they go looking for Trouble
Where Anger is,
Hatred is not far behind
Anger wears a glittering black dress
And Hatred, a handsome princely suit
They are beautiful
Until they step into the light
There, their clothes turn to rags
And their eyes become dark and cloudy
They are seen as the their true selves
And no one dares stay near them long
Except one
And here is the final character I will introduce to you
Soul
Soul is a magical thing
They are by far the strongest of them all
Though they bear no gender
They are undeniably beautiful
Dressed in white and silver
Soul commands all
Making sure the world stays in balance
They guide anyone out of line
Back into place
Though no one is quite sure how
Some believe Soul isn't even a person
There are whispers that Soul is the very pages of the book
Nobody knows
But one things is certain
Soul carried a great burden
Deep in their center, a dark crystal resides
It holds the weight of all the fear in the entire world
But like I said
Soul is the strongest of them all
And the dark crystal rarely sees the light of day
Hopefully, it never will again
So there are my characters
There are still so many of course
But for me to describe each and every one of them
You'd have to read the entire book
And that, my friend, is impossible
Only Time can do that
What is your story?
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Hey guys, sorry if this is a mess, I'm really tired. I'm definitely going to touch it up at some point, so just let me know of any mistakes you find. :). Also I don't know why I haven't mentioned this before, but check out my absolute best friend hazydreaming . Her book Tongue Tied is simply beautiful!
Love you guys, and as always, thanks for reading!
-Eris ❤️