Mahider Fasika

He first was lemon soda
Sweet & zesty with extra fizz
Came in a transparent bottle
If you cared to ask
You'd know who exactly he is

Then a hand came about
Ready to collect its dues
Swift like a tornado 
As though it read
Shake harshly before use

He lost his fizz
Painted on some color
& with the change came many pains
But even after all he's been through
His zesty sweetness remains.

-If he came in a bottle

themes: change | sweet | hardship | struggle | poetry | poem