Incandescence

I looked to the desert horizon

a pink gold bohemian haze

the road, so lonely before me

I quickly averted my gaze

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A tangle of sandy brown knots

I sigh (that feeling of dread)

just like you always want to remind me

every thought too deep in my head

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But as the view narrowed swiftly behind me

my essence, it slowly grew

for what I thought I had lost in me

was reflected back clearly by you

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Like turquoise against the shoreline

self doubt began to fade

and left in its cream colored wake

my new found truth came to be made

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A green canopy arched tall above me

I allowed my heart to gently be

it was as if the wind whispered secrets of the universe

urging my true self, to finally be free

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And as the stars of the black sky appeared

the moon had cast shadows of white

illuminating all the hidden parts of my soul

revealing them into the light

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I thought I needed a tightly bound tether, you see

to anchor me to the dusty red earth

but in letting go of all that once held me

I discovered my own infinite worth

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The sun rose a strange pale of yellow

Had I dreamt magic clung to my bones?

No, it was my authentic connection to nature

that transcended my unique spirit home

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A small rainbow formed in the distance

interwoven, I danced in its light

and there in that one lucid moment

creative hues of all colors

blurred out my sight

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My tears streamed like cloudy grey rain

for the gift in me, I now knew

an empathetic voice for humanity

that tied me right back to you