no regrets
not a moment wasted
not an emotion I would
rather take back
or conceal

I am so
alive and
patient
a humming
flower
not quite in bloom
but desperate to be set
free

new discoveries
new flights of freedom
and luxury
have widened my
glance and
opened my world
for I have found that
to share myself
(but never give too much
in
passing)
provides the momentary
release and
recapture to remind my
burgeoning soul
of its beautiful
strength