The steps are easier now,
the shackles we’ve broken
lay limp
in the earth behind us

And though each forward motion
chafes
the skin rubbed raw
where they once hung,
I’m grateful for the breeze
that stings there now.

And I don’t know where we’re going
but you can lean on me, if you like
we’ll walk together

And should there come some nights
where the echo of the past
is loud enough to hinder sleep,
I’ll be there
and so will you

to remember,
when the other can’t,
that life is waiting
and it’s beautiful

That this road yawns open,
just ahead,
the whole world
is waking up to greet us

And people will often say
their perfect day
is a bright blue horizon,

but how much brighter
the world feels,
sky busy with clouds,
and someone to share them with