Now

NOW: that is where i want to be,

moving with mindfulness,

following the butterflies as they flee

up my bicep, down my back, into the beautiful world

that beckons me to play in it.

NOW: is why i am able to breathe,

why i am able to see with empathetic eyes,

and listen with ears that are ready to be enchanted.

NOW, is where i am growing,

where my past and future selves meet my present

and applaud me for my strength.