eventually...
all of this will end
and i can be myself again
so comfortable
within my own skin
with the beat of my own heart
pounding in tune to
the energy of my spirit

eventually...
i will rise up again
the proverbial pheonix
from the ashes
hanging in midair
fully released
from the chains
that tied me to the fire
and i'll smile
savoring the sun
and relishing
in all that it ignites

eventually...
i will be inspired again
to pick up a pen
and watch as all these feelings
that have been bottled up
for so long
will come spilling out
onto paper
in a cross-hatched designed
a pattern of hope
so uniform in its promise
and yet so free in the soul
free to soar and to sail
over the elements
and into the stars

eventually...
i will breathe again
and know what it's like
to savor the taste
of the early morning breeze
as it whistles through my teeth
and my tongue comes alive
to the many tastes
that tickle my palate

eventually...
i will come home again
to my little house of happiness
my little house of you
and together we'll snuggle in
through all the rain and hale
and all the many things
that would like nothing more
than to strike us down
to our very core
...but they won't
we'll never let them
and we will emerge from this place
with our feet firmly rooted
in sync with the trees
and our heads held high
amongst the brilliant blue sky

and we'll SHINE!