Now

I spent so much energy trying to find myself
when I should have been losing myself
in your eyes,
your smile;
a touch
so simple,
so real,
so now.

I was looking to the past for a clue,
the future for something new
but how could I be so blind to you?
All I had to do was open my eyes
Now the pieces I clung to
dissolve like morning dew in your eyes.

I spent so much time trying to hold on
when I should have been letting go.
Thoughts held me captive;
fear is a savage
holding me hostage
to my own desire.
Now I walk into the fire
because I like it hot.
Now I walk the wire
because the world will turn
if you’re ready or not.

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