SUNSHINE AURA – poetry. short stories. community.

It’s easy to forget where you came from

Once the sunshine kisses your face

And the air around you stills,

When your heart is lighter

Unburdened, beating levelly.

It’s easy to forget the murky depths

The dirty water

Of which you were once rooted

Desperately pushing up, up, up!

Till one day, you breached the surface

Fully formed and lovely

With many colors proudly displayed

Gently floating on the water.

It’s easy to forget

In all your glory now

There was once struggle

Pushing back with all your might

Against an environment

Built to utterly destroy you.

But here you are —

Shining, radiant, healthy

Full of love and spreading joy

Still rooted in those muddy depths

Unseen below the surface.

Remember from whence you came

For it is you

Who will lend a hand downward

To help others rise, Lotus.