I wish I could be 

The plant in my house

That somehow grows through the concrete floor

Indestructible

Yet soft

Who somehow understands

How to navigate 

Through the solid rock

That you and I cannot.

I wish I could be

The songbird in the winter

Whose bones could snap under the weight of mine

But is so strong 

Flying above us all

Whistling with it's persistance and sorrow

Indestructible

Yet soft 

It knows that someday

It will it find it's way home. 

I wish I could be

Like you

With your hard outer shell

And tough exterior

You know that if you had to

You could take on the world

But really 

On the inside you are soft

And no one 

Is indestructible