swan song

i know the heavy ballast

of feeling out of step

with your companions,

those who would try

to tame your wildness

and make of you a pet

they do not understand

that you have been infected

with the desire to see

the beauty in all things
-the oyster and the pearl-

or how, like the swan,

you are able to drink

only the milk from a

saucer-full diluted with water

i know it isn't easy, but persevere

in learning to sing your own song

-stacy wills (2/25/2011)