//-------------------------------------------------------// Pony Musings -by Dan Pie- //-------------------------------------------------------// //-------------------------------------------------------// Myself, Again //-------------------------------------------------------// Myself, Again I liked you from the second I met you. Back to back we sat, strangers at first, surrounded by serene blues, still water. In untainted white robes, clean and new. A place of bubbles and smiles and giggles, where ponies go to unwind with friends. But they all go after a hard day’s work, of being honest and good and kind. I went there alone, sat down on my own, always an odd number in an even place. My usual routine, to be treated for my guilt. Pampered, polished, scrubbed, shampooed, as if I myself weren’t a stain to be removed. And no matter how much I am washed, how pretty the sweet ponies do me up, how many of the fresh robes I’m put in, at the end, every time, I remain myself. I saw it in the mirror, saw it in the water, saw it in the faces of everyone around me. Then one day I saw it in myself, the truth. Not so great and powerful as I had thought. But that day you started talking to me, because you came on your own too. And it was there, in that flawless place, you admitted your hooves weren’t clean. I liked you from the second I met you: you were everything I was, but I loved that. //-------------------------------------------------------// Eye to Eye, Heart to Heart //-------------------------------------------------------// Eye to Eye, Heart to Heart When I was young, I was just myself Sunrise, sunset, I didn’t need much else Then day and night began to feel so long It wasn’t the clock, but me who was wrong Our bodies grow fast, our minds grow slow I thought of only today and then tomorrow But in between, a wicked seed was sown I’d give anything to go back, I wish I’d known When I was young, I was only your sister If you were laughter, then I was a whisper So I offered all of myself to the night Plunged into the abyss, sacrificed my light But I gave up my joy, my dreams, my soul How does one do that and still feel whole? Now darkness is my night as well as my day I thought then, time to let it lead the way A brain can dull but the mind will still shine Though that day, did it happen for mine? I thought with my head, put away my heart To kingdom come, I’ll take on your part Redesign me, recreate me, redefine me Just promise, Equestria, you’ll be kind to me I am a tireless engine, forever moving on But to the moon with you, my soul has gone Dear sister, have you ever felt as lonely as I? Here on the endless plain, alone in the sky I speak to the comets, speak to the stars Speak to myself and the madness starts Unfolded, unbent, unwound and undone You think I’m weak, you think you’ve won? Time pushes us forward with latent intent And in this nothingness, I feel no lament You never dream life to be so complicated Being the faithful servant, ever-dedicated I am a golden statue, something to admire But deep inside, it’s help that I desire The love of many doesn’t equate to much Sad, but my story needs an honest touch And my role as the hero who sent you away How come I don’t feel like I saved the day? I take in the warmth of the sun, feel you in it And there is comfort in that, I will admit From time to time, I think I could apologize Fond memories lessen monotony in size But what is a second, a minute, an hour? In the void of space, time loses it’s power The true prison is eternity, my mind the cage So I reject serenity and embrace my rage Did I really ask you to sacrifice so much? I grasp at your memory, the answer in clutch Within a fortress of my mind, moments stay Sacred, joyful times, miles and miles away Now my nation is my life, refuge and burden No time for such thoughts, close the curtain But surrounded by faces, I am entirely alone How do you feel up there, all on your own? There is a restless nagging, deep inside Where honest feelings churn and reside As I tend to my plans budding like a garden I try to push them away, let my heart harden But like the light, emotions shine through Cracks in my logic, sending my mind askew I didn’t live in the dark, our roles equivalent So you said, but your shadow was imminent Here are the things I will never say I don’t know the answer, don’t know the way Day and night are only two pieces of a set We’re more than that, how’d we forget? In my pride, I lost myself as much as you So what of pride if you can’t start anew? What hurts me the most is that we’re apart This is our eye to eye, our heart to heart //-------------------------------------------------------// Endless Pegasus //-------------------------------------------------------// Endless Pegasus When they asked her name, she whispered “Fluttershy”, so quiet, the class misheard She struggled to fly, struggled with her mind Time moves slower when you’re falling behind And in those big halls, the word education Can carry a curse, for a young imagination A flicker in the night, refusing to catch fire Let’s the dark win, let’s the cold transpire So much more ahead, yet for her, fear stays But she stood up, and tried again anyways Lean on a friend and you won’t learn to stand For late bloomers, life is more of a demand Each time overshadowed, never in the sun How come this is all so easy for everyone? Awake in the dark, she listens only to herself A promise to try harder, hear no one else She practised and practised until she knew it But under all those prying eyes, she blew it Her body’s burnt out, but her heart’s ablaze So she stood up, and tried again anyways Is the night the night without moon or stars? No comfort in the dark, no justice in scars Always listening to the cruel words they say Never invited to join the games they play And why bother, really, why try anymore? When it’s cold outside, you close the door But this isn’t the end, the story isn’t done She’s a piece of a puzzle, just not this one The spark flickers on, inside a fire awaits Because she stood up, and tried again anyways