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Convalescence
January 31, 2019
I knew a part of me had changed
When I looked down and smiled at the flowers
When I looked up and realized how much I love the summer sky
There was a moment when I realized that my sadness had decreased
That life does not come without its particularities
Without woe, without insecurities
But the joy comes in knowing
That I'm no longer afraid of the dark
That I can quell my anxiety
That melody can cure any malady
In life there is downfall and demise
Deposition and degradation
But there's a point at which dawn finally breaks
And I think I have reached it
© Jordan K., Oxford, GA
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I feel that I use such trite expressions whenever I write about my happiness, phrases that I fear will grow bland, prosaic, over time. Still, it is best always to remember that happiness is a continual process and that of course we must find ways to grow comfortable with it. I find this poem nondescript compared to others that I have written, but I offer it as testimony that there is hope of a better time, that one day someone else may smile at the flowers as often as I can.