Clarity

The breeze blows through and lifts my hair.
Sunlight on my skin.
I stand here. Bare.
My eyes pinched shut and my heart pounding,
I'm scared to look.
But I do.

Today the things I see are no different than the day before,
And yet they are.
Crystal clear, shining brightly.
Beauty all around me.
I feel lighter, I bounce on air
With joy and peace and certainty
That things have changed.
It's me.

Anger quickly dissipates
And I can be honest enough to say I'm lost without it.
But my smile is my own,
Not another's I wear for decoration.
And laughter fills me to the brim.

I look within and like what I see.
I'm me and that's just fine.
I'm mine.
I'm who I wanted to be.