I am

Yes child,

The good times will pass

but do not let this bring you down

because so too will the bad.

Remember:

The sun always rises & falls

The moon always brings lightness to dark;

I have moonlight within me,

illuminating my depths, guiding me

in the direction of my soul

(Note to self: it is okay to change direction.)

Life is a constant metamorphosis,

an everlasting becoming

& I have learned

becoming is not always graceful,

but like bones,

I am stronger where I have broken,

& just because I've been broken

doesn't mean I am.

I am acres of sunflowers

always growing towards the light.

I am the trees

always grounded in the earth.

I am not what others call me,

I am what I believe.

And I have come to believe

worrying about the future

only interrupts the beauty of this moment,

& perhaps it is not so much about waiting for the stars to align

as it is creating our own constellations.