on this day

it was 44 years ago, on this day. i first saw light...

imagine yourself, a delicate yet persistent bud. your instincts tell you to wait, when the time is right you will push all of yourself out. the world will see all of your colours, cherish your beauty and embrace your survival.

last night was cool, dark and lonely. you were patient, hopeful of a new day. a day that might be filled with different things, new ideas, unknown understandings...

as the sun begins to rise, the brilliant light dances across your crisp outer skin. inside you can feel the movement, sense everything around you. up as you know, is the way out. follow the light. you search deep within for the strength and ambition to take these first steps...

here it is, long last. it's a new day for all of us.

and you thought the light would be there, endlessly.