Walking forwards,

the past behind me

the future unknown.

Hard lessons have been learned,

yet I know more are to come.

 

As winters melts

and spring is reborn,

I draw strength from the earth

under my toes.

The knowledge that

no matter how hard I fight,

how hard I deny,

life will keep moving forward.

It is my choice whether I move with it

or stay locked in time,

forever lost in pain.

 

I chose life,

because deep inside I know

that death is a step towards

something wonderful,

something more.

Like the cycles of the earth

where the winter is harsh and cold,

the plants and animals sleep

a dreamless sleep

until spring begins anew

and their journey resumes.

 

One day it will be my turn,

and as my bones nourish the earth,

giving back what has been taken,

I know I will see you again,

in another place,

another time

smiling at me with that special smile

all my own.

 

The grass under my toes

roots deep and firm,

feed me strength so I can carry on

until that day we are together again.

My heart heals,

life returns.

I am ready,

I am reborn

into the circle of life once more.

 

 

~ © 2014 Heidi Barnes