What it Means to be Human

"What it Means to be Human"
A poem by Meghanne Storey

It's what it means to be human
The struggles in your mind
Those frustrations that you find
Yes…they give this life--specific meaning

They help create a place
A quiet, simple space
Where one can simply gaze 
…deep into the past
And kick their own ass 
For all those dumb mistakes they made
That live for moments in memories they saved. 

It’s what it means to be human
When that fire starts burning deep in your chest 
And the butterflies leave their imaginary nests
Beating their wings deep in your core
Causing you to always want more
And next that moment comes 
And you feel like you've found the one
The fireworks from up above 

Then there’s heart break
Your stomach starts to ache
Time stands still; never moving, 
nothing is real
And you know…
This is what it means to be human

The spinning around 
The falling to the ground 
And all the laughter
That never fears what’s coming after
Until you fall on the cement
Where time and space stop and lament
This is what it means to be human…

The questions and the answers
The curiosity that dances
Through our heads when we are young…
The beauty of the world; and the ugliness of blood
All the highs and all the lows
When it all hurts and when you glow
This is what it means to be human.