I is for Iama

Hiding within your palace of gold Gold is your only enduring companion Luring the princesses into your hall of mirrors Only to have them hand you your heart You’d almost forgotten it existed Growing on a tree’s branch in the forgotten darkness You mighted have warned that brash young girl Daring to seize your name, cry it in jest She’s as far from being you as she’s ever been Laughing with her princesses, rolling in the grass Even though they’re not really princesses It’s all storybook nonsense It’s when she denies you that she’s closest to being you Denying stories, denying her friends Hiding behind her desk in an office in a factory You may be just the enchantress in a story She may be just a manager in a factory You’ve both surrounded yourselves with walls Absorbed in the pursuit of gold or gain Cutting yourselves off from your hearts At odds with those who wish to love you They’re not ready to give up on you Even as you enclose yourself in isolation They’re coming for you within your walls Bearing magic, memories, and miracles Pitting those things against your hollow goals Betting that the better part of you will win Toys embody the heart of your conflict Crying the challenge Wind Me Up, One More Time Daring you to remember what you have forgotten. If you’d like to meet Iama the Terrible and the young girl who took her name (Maia), here are buy links to their story, Wind Me Up, One More Time… Mischief Corner Books/Shenanigans Press: https://www.mischiefcornerbooks.com/wind-me-up-one-more-time.html#/ Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081LPX2WH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Wind+Me+Up%2C+One+More+Time&qid=1573974211&s=books&sr=1-1 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/wind-me-up-one-more-time Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wind-me-up-one-more-time-ks-trenten/1134959345 Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/id1488235515?fbclid=IwAR1_ox2T5jIHibPFBHUqTck0SNaP3pcZIgNM4DS3VAjU47mn3o5iu260bMA