Sitting down amongst
the plush green grass
Bare feet creeping,
towards the shoreline
toes of bright pink dancing,
exactly  with the rhythm
in my head

The sun slowly creeping down
orange and red fills,
the space between the clouds  
Quite peaceful bliss
angels crying a slight mist
for the sun will be missed,
as stars soon overtake the sky

Leaning forward in the pond,
I peak at what the water’s
Ripples have to say
To my surprise the reflection
startles my soul and
questions my existence
For is this the one I have become?

So many times with struggles
and the hard times
I have seen
I feel so weak and fragile,
Unworthy and afraid,
of everything
even my own shadow

The tribulations of childhood
tears and abuse
The times my heart has
Been torn from my
chest, and left to die
Loved ones I have lost,
my grandma I loved so much

Each of these things left scars,
each lesson took a piece
of me
For sure with all of this
all of life
The scars would show,
for everyone to see

Yet and still as I reflect at this pond
the person that I see
so clearly now
Looks so strong and independent
I see no scars of pain or abuse
I see no reason for this image
The image I’ve carried for so long

All these years I’ve tried to hide
behind this mask of pain
of fear
of regret
Yet and still this whole time,
these years, these hours, these minutes
no need to hide

Naked here in nature
I confess to the pond
the trees
the grass
I proclaim and reclaim
This life of mine
This life as I am without the mask.