Far from home
Knowing no one
I stood, a pallid flower in the wind
Bent down
Knocked over
Until
In the distance
Appeared a flower
Bursting with color and vitality
Its petals scattered immediately
Like autumn leaves on a brisk day
Leaving it bare
Raw
Vulnerable to the weight of the world
My petals dropped one by one
As I stood in awe
And trembled at the weight of the moment
That left me bare
Raw
Vulnerable to the weight of the world
But for the first time
I felt
Lightness
Freedom
And belonging
The moment my petals scattered
I knew I could never turn back
I turned to face the sunlight
And embrace a new beginning