38. After R. U. (Old Poem)

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I feel so pleasant and free:

Drifting, floating, in a thoughtless air,

The best things not reaching.

I am myself but it doesn't feel like me.

It's like a sudden calm at sea,

Only you know it's here for good-

Not a break in a tempest

But a way of life at liberty.

It came on me like a hurricane

But without the broken homes and cars

Two steps up from docile,

Inner peace and self-expectancy.

I feel so lucky and blessed-

I never noticed the natural beauty of now

Like every flower and tree

Never existed but lived in harmony

So I float almost ethereally.

But it's not an aimless walk of life-

It's just contentment in me,

A certain confidence from curiosity.

Maybe now it is just my time

To realise that the world we live in

Moves along- with me or forget me-

I don't care for the past, now,

As happiness is as alive and free

As knowing you are loved unconditonally.

Not many have this respite,

This deep breath- before, during, after  because of-

Which gives a relief and sense of clarity.

So now I wish this continually-

I hope I can stay in this repose,

Forever feeling lightweight and at ease

To see things elevated, as they should be:

I've reached this place intrinsically.

Actually I don't mind this one. It was a day or 2 after a friend had passed away and I had a sudden wash of relief after feeling miserable, getting a new lease of life knowing that she always kept trying and going regardless.

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