The First Time
It's like breathing for the first time
In three long years.
It's like seeing for the first time,
No longer looking through tears.
It's like laughing for the first time
Without the burden of worry.
It's kind of like finding
The woman formerly known as me.
Copyright © Stephanie Whitley | Year Posted 2009
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