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I BECOME

 

I was
I will be
I am
yet to be
who I was
to be
who I am
who I will be.

My wings unfurl
tease the wind
draft the current
glide
soar
this bee
this sparrow
this hawk
this eagle
take to the skies.

Promises
they take life
in deeds
in doubts
in the falling
in the rising
icy storms
the caress of the shine.

Pirates, this life
needs
a dare
striking boldly
there is death
there is honour
there is adventure
there is treasure.

Bland turns to
colour
a carnival
for the seeker
the dreamer
the wanderer
for the man who
grasps beyond his reach.

In dreams I
in deeds I
in adventure I
in loving I
in song I
in dance I
in prayer
I become
a child of
the gods
of the earth.


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