It alighted gentle as a butterfly
Onto the tip of my life
A possibility of something
A promise, a lighthouse
A button, a bow
A hello and a goodbye
A glimpse, a trickle
A safety pin, a prick of conscience
A reminder, a forget-me-not
A touch, a scent
A tap, steel, numbered
On my shoes that ricocheted
Down the hallway
It fluttered
Looking for me
To hide it
I couldn’t though
And it was found
By someone else
That’s the thing about hide and seek…
You say not yet but still there is someone who
Finds your hiding place
Whatever it was
It changed me
Thank you, thank you
Thank you
You hugged me from within
And now I am different
Whether it makes sense or not
I know it will one day
Off you fly…
I am flying too
I’ll see you when you get there
Onto the tip of my life
A possibility of something
A promise, a lighthouse
A button, a bow
A hello and a goodbye
A glimpse, a trickle
A safety pin, a prick of conscience
A reminder, a forget-me-not
A touch, a scent
A tap, steel, numbered
On my shoes that ricocheted
Down the hallway
It fluttered
Looking for me
To hide it
I couldn’t though
And it was found
By someone else
That’s the thing about hide and seek…
You say not yet but still there is someone who
Finds your hiding place
Whatever it was
It changed me
Thank you, thank you
Thank you
You hugged me from within
And now I am different
Whether it makes sense or not
I know it will one day
Off you fly…
I am flying too
I’ll see you when you get there
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