Laying in bed uninterrupted is pure bliss for me
That new song that I love playing on repeat
Taking long walks, getting lost in the trees
Going to Greece and seeing the sea
Floating in the water so salty I can’t swim underneath
Knowing my Dad is still with me
Sending hugs from heaven in butterfly wings
Seeing synchronicities
2:22 on the clock brings a sigh of relief
I feel safe knowing I’m divinely protected
There’s angels above that I take each step with
When I finally get time for myself
Pull a book off the shelf
Get out my sketch book and oil pastels
When I lay in the sun and let myself melt
That’s when I’m at peace
That is my tranquility
I’m 12 years old laying in my new room wondering what heaven’s like
Somehow knowing it felt more like home than these walls I lived behind
I wasn’t scared. I had me
Now knowing that little girl would have loved to have her older self beside her, to guide her and tell her everything she gets through
That she has a little girl of her own one day who’s just like her
Who shows her a mirror reflection of herself everyday
In my mind sometimes I like to go back to that night
To thank her for being her
To ask her if she’s doing okay
To let her know she’s not alone
She’s never alone
She has me
It’s always been me
I embody an endless power
To love and cherish
To heal myself
Free to be myself
The love of my life, it’s me
It’s always been me
Take me on a trip through your mind
Let me swing from the twisting vines
Once so small
Now have grown so long
It’s those you use to hide
Let me dissect every piece
I want to know all the secrets you keep
What you tell no one else
Never asking for help
That is where I want to dig deep
Trudging through the muck of your brain
It’s hard to get my vision through the rain
Thunder shakes me
Earth quaking
Tripping on all of the pain
Floating on the ship that drives you mad
Climbing all the way up the mast
Crumbles with corrosion
As I look out into your ocean
Once blue is now polluted black
Over the edge I fall off
Swimming through the time that you lost
Life vest ripping at the seams
Choking on your screams
Trying to make sense of your thoughts
You don’t like it here but you stay
Everyone seems so far away
No one to pull you to shore
When you can’t take anymore
Left to drown in your dismay
Finally I make my way out
Curiosity becomes unwound
I trip and I stumble
Falling through your rubble
I can see now why you have doubt
You give me your hand and I take you
On the same journey I just came through
Now you will see you’re not so lonely
I look at you and say “me too”
Aww Kayla, this is so sweet. This piece is vulnerable and descriptive and makes me want to give you a hug. Thank you for sharing and thank you for being part of The Unsealed family. <3 Lauren