Where I Finally Bloom

You’re that light of my life

that shines ever so bright

and reminds me what it is

to live again.

You teach me how to breathe—

like every inhale is a breath of fresh air,

filled with love and life,

filled with quiet reminders

of peace and harmony.

And every exhale with you

carries something away—

every weight, every ache,

every piece of me I once thought

I’d have to hold forever.

I may be young,

but I’ve lived through more darkness

than I ever speak about.

Yet somehow, you’re the light

that lifts me,

that softens the places

I used to hide.

It’s like you’ve planted seeds

in the coldest corners of me,

and with your warmth,

I’m growing—slowly, gently—

becoming someone filled

with more life

and more light

than I ever imagined.