for many years since childhood
there was a storm within me
i could never explain
or escape from
most days it would just be the wind blowing
or rain falling gently
but every once in a while
if the conditions were just right
a terrifying eruption would break out
removing friends and family
tearing down fences and safe places to hide
ripping up gardens and flowers
which had just begun to grow
nothing ever made it
nothing was safe
awakening in the morning sun today
i realized
there are no storms on the horizon
its as clear as the eye can see – and all there is, is NOW, this moment...
my tornado has gone to sleep
maybe it rests
beside the storms that used to hit your shores?
or maybe it laid down alone.
either way
i like these blue skies and sunny days
i like the gardens and blossoming flowers now growing
there is no more need for the the safe places
cause there is no need for hiding, running or that foreign feeling ... fear
all I taste, smell, feel, hear, and see
is love
~ danielle helen ray dickson
