July/August 2024

I wish the world could see me now The waves are light The winds are soft I left my army up on land Defenseless, I stand Whispers inside my head What I never thought would ever end I close my eyes, I listen My costume gone, I leave the earth I set my coat on a hook The whispers never hold me now A clear voice has found me somehow I listen, I follow I never want to see tomorrow When whispers will come back again And my feet will rest upon the land They say that it is safer there But I am not scared of the waters True Defenseless Silent Waters Free Waters

As I came out of my skin I had no idea How beautiful I was when I bloomed I was white, yellow, blue, and green Me And as I thought to myself The sky is blue The grass is green Dotted with pictures My past, my present This is how it was meant to be I am Me