2^nd Chance

The sky receded rapidly

    relentless pain pounding inside my chest

        lungs bursting unable to breathe

            fear piercing the eyes of medics

                then blackness

Awakened by the miracle of modern medicine

    engulfed by the love of those most dear

        death was cheated that day

                a second chance was granted

The days have now lengthened and my focus has shortened

I watch a Turkey buzzard cutting lazy circles in the sky

    opening gaping holes of black space shining through

I trudge through green fields

    each blade of grass slowing my stride

like a millipede's leg opposing my motion

I wonder whether I will ever dance again on moonlit waters

    or soar through the mountains like the eagle

Part of my soul was taken that day…

Silently I await the promise of a new melody

    untangled, resonant and clear