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.