Her snorkel pinches her nose as she fiercely flips her fins to swim farther out to sea. The water is tranquil, cold and numbing to her skin. A burst of color flashes in with a school of fish, but back out again.

Her skin tingles and her face is cool in the water. Gazing deeper into the deep blue, she sees mystery, desire to go deeper, and impulse. Dive. Deeper and deeper until the sun becomes a ...

Cooped up in this frozen cage

Stuck in my prison, love my only warmth

I’m ready to make that leap, turn this page

I’ve lived for my responsibilities, I’d like to live for my heart

I wander in hope of finding my soul

She is out there, the woman I want to be

Being somewhere new brings my pieces to whole

When I find pieces of her on my way I become free

My home is where my happiness lies...

My eyes are open.

Today is the day.

For healing I am hoping,

For I am no longer afraid.

Today I awoke with fresh eyes

To a life for which I had yearned

And to my surprise

One that I didn’t have to earn.

Eyes bright at the start of a new day

Old days behind me

As I find my new way

To the place where I’m free....