In So Long

There is not a film clouding my eyes

I can see.

I can look at the grass, the leaves and trees

And for the first time in so long

I can finally see green.

I can feel the warmth of the sun on my skin,

I can hear the rushing of water as I walk along the river.

I can hear birds singing and it sounds beautiful.

For the first time in so long

The world is beautiful again.

There is not a weight on my chest;

No longer a crushing suffocating pressure.

I can breathe.

I can smell the flowers blooming

I can see the bees and I smile.

For the first time in so long

I feel like a person.