It’s a little like a fire
That warms your tired bones
Or a newly lit candle
In a freshly cleaned home.
It’s like another life
Where I knew you once before
A waiting room of sorts
My future at the door.
It’s the arms of the sun
Pulling me in close
Bathing me in
Its afterglow.
It’s like settling in
And breathing out
An everyday moment
I now can’t be without.
The way your head feels
As it rests in my palm
The fuzz of your hair
The sound of our calm.
It’s the bloom of spring
And how it calls
The weeds as well
I’ll take it all.
It’s hope and strength
My reason why
The reason I smile
The reason I cry.
It’s invisible strings
When we’re apart
My feet will follow
The sound of my heart.
It’s your hand in mine
And how it sits
And when it grows
Will always fit.
It’s like knowing I have
All I need
To love, to heal
To grow, within me.
Like the blood in my veins
I know this is true
But I love, heal and grow
So much more with you.
It’s like the shore
Hugging the sand
Spilling itself
Onto foreign land.
But it’s not really foreign
Not anymore
It’s a memory that grounds me
With knees on the floor.
Like a story being told
Of something new
About a mother
and how she grew.
It’s a song I love
That I’ve not heard in a while
It’s impossible to describe
That very first smile.
(Words from 'My After All' poetry book)
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