Nothing remains sweeter to me

     Than the sound of being alone.

For there, I find solace and tranquility,

     Vanquishing my fears and doubts.

Emerging, like a butterfly from its cocoon,

     To face the sun's warmth, 

          And, humanity's embrace.

Dipped my brush into black water colored paint.

Shades of grey and black arced across the canvass.

Where are the colors `` the vibrant hues of life?

They remain inside of me.

Awaiting my return to clarity...

     to sanity...
          
          ...to calm.

He put the stars inside of me,
     I made the entire universe from his smile.

His caress grounded me within the earth,
     Connecting me to all living organisms within the soil.

I am, now, one with everything, and
     Everything, living or deceased, resides within me.

I am whole, and free.