Listen here:
long after the body has stopped growing
and there are only subtle changes
a gray hair here and there
and the beginning of a wrinkle
something within begins to shift
and every cell inside
whispers the word change
and yet the body
remains the same
as a caterpillar of emotions
inches its way to the surface
an inner cocoon is created
within the heart
and inside the mind
the beginning of an understanding
blossoms
as the world stares at you
you remain unchanged
unflinching and misunderstood
but inside the inner landscape
begins an invisible dance
that shakes the walls of the heart
crumbles false mindsets
and awakens
that which was never meant
to be dormant.