Creation
You emerged from the valley between my brow
The perspiration above my lip creating rivers
That bore life and wonder, cool pebbles beneath
Your back imprinting tiny fossils of rough drafts
And discarded words floating away downstream
I look for you through the surface tension— do you meet my gaze?
Our eyes adjust, yours like mine and mine seeing through yours the world that I built
(Be honest, do you like it?)
Does this journey I’ve started you on please you?
Is there enough light, enough darkness to reel you in?
My creation, I would love to warn you
Of the traps I set for you— the betrayals, the tragedies
But that would make things less interesting
Surely you understand, don’t you?
We need to keep our audience engaged,
We need them to relate— to project, if you will
Come, my darling creation, take my hand
You can trust your creator
They’ve all been waiting for you
They’re all here for you
They’ll love you
They’ll hate you
All because I made you.