I Have Been On a Journey

I have been on a long journey- the road I have traveled has been a rocky one I have wept my tears my sky is often black as ink in a life of dangerous curves and hanging cliffs where deep sadness wraps me tight and a giant storm traps me in swirling clouds but, it seems that I am a survivor of yesterdays for I come out the other side into the sun . . . it is time for me to fly time to open my eyes and take a leap to plunge into the unknown and to believe in me to soar and find myself . . . no more will I hang my head like a dying flower I have made peace with the past at last the door is padlocked and chained nightmares and ghosts must hide away now, it is time to make each moment count and it is limitless where I will go . . . one day at a time and one step at a time I will float like a ship in an endless sea . . . this journey begins within me I want to make a difference in the world and accept that it is not a race but a dance of life I want to enjoy the journey each and every little stepping stone . . . time for this butterfly to try her wings my life will be full of open spaces I will drift with the storms in life hopping a ride upon a swirling cloud I am ready to sail across the sky- ______________________________ November 8, 2015 Poetry/Free Verse/I have been on a journey Copyright Protected, ID 15-1229-039-0 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. Submitted to the contest, Strand No. 690 sponsor, Brian Strand Honorable Mention