Anatasia Hope

floating on the waves
     wandering, wondering
standing alone
     unasked questions drifting by
     why
          why
               why?
you fall into the waves
     lost, scared
adrift in the water
     shaking, drowning in a sea of
     am
         I
           enough?

but courage turns a sea into a pond
     legs hit the bottom
you rise
     legs uncertain on solid ground

faces peer out from behind the trees
     comfort, home
you stand
     legs shaking and you reach out
you shine light on their faces
     you them step out from beyond the trees
     needs met, all can breathe

a new morning
     sky streaked with orange and yellow
     hues of lavender shinning through
     you look out and breathe
     you sit and breathe