A future I can see as clear as day:
It’s filled my lungs with fragrant lilies 
and bold bright violets 
that blanket the earth and soften under my feet

Each one precious and beholden to me
My heart no longer a stranger
a beast banging on my chest
shouting its replay of gripes

They can’t reach me here.

In the meadow, in the valley
I fasten a fallen flower to my chest 
and we wander down 
this happy trail together