center

and when i called out to the universe
i never expected an answer

for so long i wandered, alone,
and finally i'd accepted it

the solitude
the distance
the silence that comes after so much resistance

but still, my heart, strummed on
singing a song
for freedom

despite the path my feet took me from it

and now, through, centering
through allowing the slow unfolding of each new present
that song has grown louder and become
my own personal anthem

slowly, these steps began to match the rhythm of this pace,
and now, this smile, this smile on this face,
is in a state of constant and endless
thanks