i see dandelion seeds
fly into hurricane.

i see flitting butterflies
dropping dead in vain.

i see naive, merry people
bellowing out in pain.

i see tall, prancing trees
threatened off terrain.

i see breathless chasing child
running from the rain

i see flustered expression
all the tears that he constrains

i see ravaged buildings
behind him is just insane

i see battered umbrella
should i maybe be humane?

i see a hope to barge outside
but my courage has been slain

i see shaking wooden door
better keep in lock and chain

i see my horrendous thoughts
purify it from my brain.

i see a road to safety
pray my sanity still remains.

because self-aware or even not
the body still remains a stain.

A/N: This was created using the prompt of "umbrellas" and "self-awareness" given by the lovely and talented -RoseByAnotherName-. Hope that I've done your prompts some justice! :)

Also, anyone up for a good read? -RoseByAnotherName- has written herself a truly magnificent book of her poetry entitled "In My Mind's Eye" and it is so good that I've had goosebumps. No joke.

Also, if you need a recommendation of which pieces to check out first, I'd suggest "May I?", "My Broken Fairytale" and "Love Letter To An Insomniac". :)