Bloom

There’s solitude within the soil,

The thoughts planted in my mind.

I grow a garden within my imagination,

It feels safer to keep inside;

Protected within my heart, 

from a world that’s hurt too many times.

Then I find myself mesmerized 

by a flower blooming in the sunshine-

Once hidden beneath the earth, 

rooted in the dirt,

Waiting patiently for a storm, 

it needed the rain-

Talk about embracing change.

What if I can find the strength?

What if I have enough faith?

To learn from my mistakes, 

Allow myself to feel the pain-

Find the source of water within the hurricane.

Now I am sober, no longer numb,

Ready to grow and truly blossom.

What can I do for the kingdom?

As my mind wonders on-

I leave my last question with God.

~ Carly Reed