You make peace with yourself.
And forsaking the emptiness inside,
You slowly free your spirit
of the troubles of the past.
You then see how beautiful the flowers bloom
as you feel the tranquil breeze
gently caressing your face.
Your face,
which for so long seems to be forever flowing with tears.
As the silence reigns around you,
you slowly accept that you are alone.
And yet the familiar face of emptiness,
that steadfast companion of yours,
is nowhere to be found.
As you hear a faint sound of laughter somewhere not far away,
you forgive yourself for failing to give the kindness your poor soul deserves.
And as you do,
you feel something is finally lifted from your chest
as you breathe again.
Time seems to stand still, too.
You look away far into the distant horizon,
noticing the sun's majestic rays casting over the clouds
far above you,
and realize what a wondrous sight it is to behold.
Peace, silence, calm.
These are what you long and seek.
You remember how, not long ago, madness almost overcame you.
That, during the time you needed someone the most,
no one stood beside you.
You look around once again and feel the confusing yet reassuring difference of the moment.
And finally, see that the world is not such a horrible place to live in.
A faint smile arched on your lips,
as even just for a heartbeat,
you felt joy once again.
But you know you are also leaving, and soon.
And like a burning candle almost spent and nearing its end,
you feel that this is the time when you will cast your light the brightest.
For soon, you will fade.
And with the wind, forever vanish.
You close your eyes and see the faces of everyone you once loved.
No tears came as you once again seemingly felt the warm embraces
and heard the comforting words of those who cared.
With all of the fond memories,
you decided that you are now finally ready.
Letting go of everything, you suddenly realize how high you now fly.
You spread your new wings over the fantastic clouds that,
for a moment ago, you were just beholding.
Far away from trouble, pain, and misery,
you are now forever peaceful and free.
And yet the familiar face of emptiness,
that steadfast companion of yours,
is nowhere to be found.
As you hear a faint sound of laughter somewhere not far away,
you forgive yourself for failing to give the kindness your poor soul deserves.
And as you do,
you feel something is finally lifted from your chest
as you breathe again.
Time seems to stand still, too.
You look away far into the distant horizon,
noticing the sun's majestic rays casting over the clouds
far above you,
and realize what a wondrous sight it is to behold.
Peace, silence, calm.
These are what you long and seek.
You remember how, not long ago, madness almost overcame you.
That, during the time you needed someone the most,
no one stood beside you.
You look around once again and feel the confusing yet reassuring difference of the moment.
And finally, see that the world is not such a horrible place to live in.
A faint smile arched on your lips,
as even just for a heartbeat,
you felt joy once again.
But you know you are also leaving, and soon.
And like a burning candle almost spent and nearing its end,
you feel that this is the time when you will cast your light the brightest.
For soon, you will fade.
And with the wind, forever vanish.
You close your eyes and see the faces of everyone you once loved.
No tears came as you once again seemingly felt the warm embraces
and heard the comforting words of those who cared.
With all of the fond memories,
you decided that you are now finally ready.
Letting go of everything, you suddenly realize how high you now fly.
You spread your new wings over the fantastic clouds that,
for a moment ago, you were just beholding.
Far away from trouble, pain, and misery,
you are now forever peaceful and free.
Free Verse: A calm, a smile, and then, wings to fly by Leandro Angelo Castro is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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