I give myself the gift of peace. I choose to set myself free.
Before,
My waking life was wrought with
Anguished hallucinations.
Happiness came only through
Fleeting remembrances.
I had forgotten my childhood stories
Of courage and love.
My friends became strangers,
Their beauty and joy unable to reach me.
All that time passed in pain
Broke me down to the point
To where it was either
Die, or be born again.
Now,
I walk newly.
My life, my vow
To keep the tender young sprout
Of Love
Alive inside me.
