Family is supposed to be our safe haven, but very often it's the place where we find the deepest heartache
When you grow up near the Great Salt Lake, family values are nearly impossible to forsake
Many nights you lay awake
And take what's at stake
And many find it impossible to shake
The salt from the great Salt Lake
People have to pretend you're a bad person so they don't feel guilty about the things they did to you.
God forbid they be accountable for the hell they put you through.
So if you refuse
To be subdued
The only way to break the free
Or break through is to bid adieu
And be the freak who dared to say I'm through
But Freedom isn't free; it's one costly price
How is it one you can afford to pay when you can't even pay for a flotation device?
Not once
But twice you've opened up your heart and tried to be nice
To those who seemed to give sound advice and
Not once
But twice, you've been rejected from what appears to be paradise.
Instead, you've been thrown to this icy salt lake as a sacrifice.
And when the waves hit you so much harder than you ever thought they would
And every night you go to bed feeling misunderstood
Given the chance you know that you could do you some good
But in a sexist environment your womanhood
Is denied by the brotherhood
Brothers and sisters, we are gathered here today
To judge those who have been led astray instead of leading the way
Every Sunday
We portray a perfect family; we treat these Isles like a runway
We fly high above the salty waves, hovering like birds of prey
Ready to swoop down upon those who dare disobey
Or try to break away
But you don't drown by falling in the water; you drown from staying there
And as hard as goodbye seems, you know you'll feel better once you breathe fresh air
And you no longer have to despair
Or beware of the birds circling in the air.
It's about time you take care of your self
Because self-love is much too rare.
These salty waves are the things that will no longer wear and tear
At your soul. Instead, you've learned that the waves are the things that carried you there
To the place where there
Is no spiritual warfare
Where you're safe from all your nightmares
And yes life isn't fair
But this is just one of the many lessons you learn while you're living here.
This great Salt Lake is only a great as you let it be
And you're only as small as these waves will make you seem.
You're only as strong as your heart will let you be.
I know it seems impossible when you're swimming upstream.
The waves seem extreme,
Especially when no one is on your team,
This tidal stream
Tries to butcher every and all of your dreams.
The last thing the birds want is for you to be free.
You never need to apologize for the way you choose to survive.
The birds will be surprised
When you do so much more than just get by.
They realize
No matter the damage they inflict on you, you will continue to thrive.
Instead of drowning in the salty waves, you finally feel alive
And with your mind on overdrive,
You've finally found the strength to say goodbye.
In the waves of change, we find our direction.
We learn to swim away from those who offer nothing but hate and rejection.
Yes, under the eyes of the birds you are under inspection
But none of that matters when we swim towards those who offer true love and affection.
You learn that imperfection
Is perfection to a beautiful perspective and as you swim and surf through the salt and the waves you learn to swim in the right direction.
The birds no longer matter and these salty waves no longer hold you down
And you've finally found the strength to leave this god forsaken town
And as hard as these waves tried to knock and wear you down
These waves that were once a battle ground are now a reminder that you refused to back down .
About the Creator
Mickey Larsen
Just a cupcake in love with a stud muffin
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