First Steps Poem by Agnieszka WiktorowskaChmielewska

Insatiability is the origin of bitterness and sadness,
the amplitude of emotions. willow-green on the wall,
rearranged furniture or a new dress
with a lotus flower in full bloom is not enough,
to bring the change. I'm an addict who is
forever seeking to meet the acceptance
of others. pats on the back and congratulatory scrolls.
if I were a cloud, I would think like a cloud -
would see a diamond like a stone, a books like
paper, people like the right to decide about each other. but I am
human, and I act as told to me to behave,
since I have worn the skin.