king canyon
some people have rock formations in their eyes,
eroded only by the tears they cry.
some people have pebbles in their shoes,
guess they walk a rocky road.
i’ve seen mountains in the souls of some folks I’ve come to know.
but she has crystals in her heart,
and they jingle as she skips.
a sound so musical,
as she’s steady and beautiful.
she picks up some sand and gives me a shoeful.
a gift I never thought I’d be good enough to receive.
yet here I am,
here are we.
but I by myself?
i’ve got canyons in my back.
that’s why I’ll always be the one standing in the back.
Poet:
'Majesty & Travesty' by Kristian Proud, available in paperback and on Kindle here at Amazon.com.
Rochester, NY - TW: @kristian_cloud - IG: @kristian_cloud
Site: kristiancloud.com
Cinematographer:
'King Canyon' by necro.mantia
Atlanta, GA
Twitter: @necr0mantia
Instagram: @necro.mantia
About the Creator
KRISƮIΔN🐲🐱🐲PROUD
Kristian Proud is a human being, born on March 30th, 1995 at Highland Hospital in Rochester, NY. Their first book was self-published in 2019, as a large collection of poems entitled ‘Majesty & Travesty’, and many more are planned on the way
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