My Heart Blooms Flowers of Hope

Petals closed tight.

When will I see the light?

I am not sure when it all began.

Fire bell rings, siren screams.

Call after call, I see it all. Soot on my skin,

 cracks in my heart. Numbness sets in.

Years slip by; it is an ordinary, chaotic day.

I am at peace in chaos. It is where I want to be.

It is my norm.

The world spins around, and I feel a frown.

Nightmares are constant invaders in the night.

I hide from them like a night watchman.

My heart can’t take the cries in the night, shards of glass, metal scattered, a twisted car.

Carry me away to another day, floating in a sea of pain.

We are zombies in the mist.

to find rest or zest.

No blooms this year, just tears and darkness.

Until….

One day, the scales in my eyes peel free, shackles break away.

I feel raw and can see beyond the shield of pain, the real me.

Each step and turn of the journey.

I found peace and released my fear.

Cries in the night turned into a deep slumber.

Cracks in my heart bloom flowers of hope

Life keeps up with time.

Make your ripple, build your castle.

On a spring day, birds sing free, free, free, you are free to live your life.

Gratitude.

Glacier National Park