Alive

I was a shadow

An echo

An after thought

Of all my hopes and dreams,

Promises and insecurities,

I let myself down,

And even I watched in silence as I drown.

I woke with fresh life

And an urge to purge old baggage I hate

All the weight

I can’t have that.

So I Just let it go, and

Woke with my head exposed

And bobbing

On calmer waters,

Climbed onto shore got warm

And remembered feeling is hard,

I think being numb was harder.

I am quivering in anticipation

Lost all my patience in waiting

To experience something

Self illuminating.

I can’t tell if I’m falling apart

Or together but I’m feigning

Through life exploring my ache

At the thought of changing.

I’m moving on I’m done waiting.

I’m alive

This is

Exhilarating.

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