Here and Again
I was the girl
Always celebrating
An adventure.
I was always
The first to climb
The ladder.
I was once told
My chaos is the
Most beautiful thing about me
And I never forget
To breathe before jumping in.
I have fallen
Out a window
Because the glass wasn’t there.
I have stood on the edge
Of a roof and counted the stars.
I have loved heights and
The feeling of being
Untouchable.
I have laid on the ground
As my chalk outline was drawn
On the asphalt.
I have never forgotten the taste
Of a pomegranate, ripe rubies bursting
Across my lips.
And I have felt
The icy cold tingle
Following something breathtaking.
I have had a snowflake melt
On my tongue, tasted
The ice crystals vanish.
I have lived for
The smell of the rain and
The feel of new books.
I have ran into the ocean
Until I was forced to my knees.
I’ve wasted an afternoon
With hot chocolate and a blanket fort.
I’ve never taken
Words for granted.
I’ve seen broken things
I couldn’t fix.
I’ve dreamt of a hand in shadows,
Always searching.
First nightmare.
I saw a day
When California lost its shine.
One day.
And a night that vanished
The meaning of regret,
Backwards silence.
It took me 6 years
To learn
How to smile for the camera.
Once I saved a butterfly
Caught in a spider’s web.
Once I reached into a hole
And discovered a frog.
I once traced the path
Of a shooting star
And once found the end
of a rainbow above my bed.
Buried myself in the sand
Lost my way,
Found a shortcut.
I am, I have, I was
Now and then,
Here and again.
Copyright © Iris Blade | Year Posted 2017
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