the dawning

 
innate feelings speak from a deeper understanding
honesty is her own keeper
hidden in the conscious mind are cues to the truth

emotions will rise to the top in their own time
the cream of the soul will rise past the pain,
the tears, and a life that wants to kill you
it's in the death of you, you will find yourself
the breath of life keep you in your moments of doubt

take small sure steps towards a fate that embraces you
in time smile confident in the knowledge
you've lived hard but lived fully

it's at the edge of madness you came into acceptance
don't count the steps but the journey
it was worth the while

smiling in the morning, tears shed adorn you as wisdom
when the dawn welcomes home one of its own