Bloom:

I have a lot of growing to do:

I stretch out to the sun

I drink water

I smile in the mirror

I breathe: intentionally.

I move, find rhythm, and stop losing the beat.

I ponder a million things.

For the first time in my life

I know who I am.

I feel strong,

The seed I planted

took root and

I can feel

The way the soil

beneath my feet

Is Solid

And yet

It yields to me.

I will bloom,

In time.

And I have all the time in the world

To love myself

As I am,

And grow

Into the flower

I am meant to be.