A Day of Discovery

A Day of Discovery I walk down these streets with the sun on my face Discovering the warmth I hid from for so long. No longer smothered in a cold blanket of gray Endless blue skies release my soul to the wind. Spinning in laughter the lost child appears Amazed by the freedom in his smile He welcomes me into his open arms and we dance I bathe in his joy, oh the peace he instills in me I hear someone whistling and I think "Isn’t that wonderfully strange?, How someone can whistle so loud Without caring what others think?" I suddenly find myself in the florist shop With a handful of carefully selected flowers. I hear the bell behind me as the sun awaits Curiously, the whistling begins again I watch my hands place the flowers At the feet of the homeless woman on the corner "How did I know she was there? She wasn’t there before was she?" On this day, my chains have been broken Free from the weight of my depression I discovered someone I haven’t seen in a long time With a smile, I vow to never leave again. By Brian K. Walters