it feels royal for having stripped bare of all my sins and shame,

my thoughts and prayers

and most importantly my past

for, that was the black lining that outlined my chipped wings.

Freed at last;

exposed: here I am

the whitest of white

circling every sky

and going

up high

and higher.

I will look into the eyes of rainbow

and smile my best smile

and it's been a while

I have smiled at all.

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©VioletEden

15thFebruary2017