REFLECTIONS

REFLECTIONS

When you look at me, what do you see

Of the person who lives inside?

Do you see a heart that beats

With compassion it cannot hide?

What do you see of my journey

and the places that life's taken me?

Do you see the mountains I've climbed

Or days on a storm tossed sea?

Do you see that my pathway

Has often been steep and tough,

That I've need help to conquer

A bramble filled path that is rough?

Do you see that my heart has been heavy

And that tears have filled my eyes,

Do you see that I have often stood

And looked at cloud filled skies?

Or do you see the reflection

Of the girl who lives inside

Who has conquered so many things

And now stands with arms out wide.

Do you see that I claim the victory

Of the battles that I have won?

That I stand on the edge of a cliff top

With my face to the rising sun.

Can you hear the music that I hear

The music that makes me dance?

Can you see the potential journey for me

Of this life with a second chance?

Can you hear the echoes of a heart 

That loves and is loved indeed?

Can you feel the sweet contentment

At the meeting of every need.

Can you see the girl who believes

That her time has come to be?

Can you hear the whispers from her heart,

That she is who she was born to be?

I hope when you look at my reflection

That the real me shines through,

That I came, I saw and I conquered

And I lived a life that is true.

© Linda J. Vaughan

January 13th. 2012