Peace

Peace

Peace has descended upon my life-

a soft landing,

more stable now,

with far less strife.

It’s strange

how just one person

can shift the course of time.

She did not push,

but let me slowly see

it is okay

to simply be-

to become the person

I was always meant to be.

Somehow,

I’ve returned to myself-

the version I knew

before fear took hold,

before I bent too far

from my own roots.

And now,

my heart may finally mend,

or at least

have the space

to be fully present.

No longer hiding

in the cluttered corners of thought,

where unpleasant memories

sat like old mothballs-

stuffed in my mouth,

spilling from my ears.

The air inside me

is clear.

And the thorns-

they no longer hold me back.