Today

Madhia S.

Today the sun does not feel so foreign to my lips

Today these eyes do not appear so solemn in your midst

Perhaps someone whispered a prayer to dispel my innermost veneers

Granted me freedom from having to uphold a facade of tears

I think I will wander under the sun while its warmth is unfamiliar

Though I often play a victim to fear

Casualties aside

Today I am here