Beginnings

I stand before a mirror And stare into my eyes Behind cold blue irises Is someone I don't recognize Deep in my heart A soul still remains But I can feel a change Flowing through my veins Transition begins Shedding outer skin Alter ego no longer hides Stepping out from within Thoughts were once confusion Night and day combined as one I know now there's a difference Between moonlight and the sun I've left behind my darkness One wrought of fear and pain Breathed in a new beginning Let life begin again ~JJR 10/31/16