I was broken beyond belief
My heart cracked and left for dead
It still quivers with the fear of helplessness

Gentle spirits of sunbeams
Put me back together again
Slowly, gently,
They called their friends,
And now I don’t have to be so alone.

I leapt somewhere new
Far from those shadows that once encased me
Now I wrap myself in feathers
And freedom is my strength.

I have ached.
I have been broken.
But I’m learning, once more
How to find joy in the gentle sunlight
In the dancing leaves, in the breeze
And in the smiles of others.

I hope my spirit will forgive
My absence.