Black Opal
Tuan Daniel
Do you want to know why I chose myself?
Come a little closer, let me tell you
Everything I saw, everything I heard
Small actions
Turning people into copies
Even if everyone credits someone
To validate me
I am whole on my own
When I took a step back
When I took a step back
The focus shifted
The illusion cast by your eyes
No longer blinded me
I even created the beginning of an expectation
Like someone who already knows
It will be erased
It wasn't a promise
It was projection
And to imagine those black opal eyes were slag
Only I would be the solitary queen
Even if everyone credits someone
To make me better
I am whole on my own
That love felt like an abyss
Trying to devour my dreams and my ideas
Your affection flooding my mind
Drowning my thoughts
I am not a decorative crown
Meant to adorn your ego
Only I would be the solitary queen
I am the queen of the path I chose
I only sit where I can stay whole