if it were simple
tangible levers to switch
peace would overflow

sweetest gratitudes
in the midst of bitter times
living abundance

your life is your own
no one steals your how or why
you may choose to share

these fallen petals
slip through my fingers and give
permission to grow

touring time spirals
despondent seas, happy nests
my own wonderland

familiar longings
homesick for grounds far from me
I can feel their calls

conditional love
a confined adoration
havoc on the self

uncertainties loom
doubts dwell in each space but one
I am no caged bird

glazed oceans call me
blinking lights navigate air
perchance to land home

before you know it
this will be a memory
you can choose the tone

step close to the edge
let the butterflies freefall
do not be afraid

shadowed waves breaking
lullabies of a day’s close
build to new daylight

sea of bound stories
infinitesimal lives
choose your adventures

waiting at your door
knocked nine hundred times for you
now I walk for me

still in the middle
blossom in a thunderstorm
biding time to bloom

forever dreaming
outlooks and wind in my hair
blanketed in joy

more than anything
I am gravely exhausted
searching for stillness