Dawn- A Poem from Shall Fear No Evil

I breathe in a new kind of dawn

rising above the clouds 

and feeling

less wind than I

ever have before

the sun is brighter

I am charged with the energy found

in something not my own

for my strength does not come from 

myself

no longer turning

to and fro

like a beetle waiting

for the rays of sun to lead him

home

I am soaring

Grounded like the 

tree planted by streams of water

there I have found 

cold water

and a Spirit

that quenches my thirst

I breathe in a new kind of dawn

rising above the clouds

and living

with more life

than I ever have before

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This poem is from my chapbook titled “Shall Fear No Evil.” Learn more about the chapbook here.