Today, I see the world in you
Soft lilies bloom in hazel eyes
Mountains rise in your heart
Giving way to green valleys
And life made anew.

Today, you are a new thing
Made of softened mirrors,
Delicate lace linings,
And spring's cherry blossoms.
You are a lamp lit

In a dark room,
Illuminating forgotten windows
And doors left ajar.
There is a chest hidden
Inside of you, waiting

To be opened and rediscovered
By only those who earn its gratitude
Starting with you.
Today, you have begun again
In the same place you were before

Now brightened with candles
Burning jasmine and vanilla---
A new home for an old soul;
Comforts from the heart
Without the bitter barbed wire.

It's been said before, yet I'll say again
That I love you and your beautiful mess;
You deserve all that life can give.