Somewhere Only We Know

I never expected it.
Never thought it would
Really
Happen to me.
Life happens
And you change.
And I remember you telling me
"One day you'll find your own sun"
And hot damn,
I think I finally did.

For me
It feels a lot like yoga,
Even if it's not 'every damn day'.
It feels like spirituality.
It feels like acceptance.
It feels like strength.
It feels like me -
Mixed with you.

And despite everything else
Falling to pieces around me
It's like you taught me
How to be me,
When I didn't even
Realize I'd been paying attention.
But I don't feel fragile anymore.
I don't feel burdened.
I don't long for those I've lost.
I've opened the door,
Ushering out those that no longer
Serve me.
Cleaning house
And making space
For that which lifts me higher.
You showed me the quote
About choosing the woman I was becoming
Before everything else,
And I think I finally managed to.