Rekindled Soul

I was a shadow. I was a ghost. A whisper of someone that needed the most.

Lost my reflection in a shattered sea. Thought I'd never find the rest of me.

Every "no" was a cage. Every stay was a chain. Every smile was

a lie to hide the pain. But you. You lit the fire in my soul.

You. You made the broken pieces whole. I can breathe. I can feel.

I can stand again because of you. I can love again. I wore my fear like a second skin.

Every heartbeat felt paper thin. I built walls from words I couldn't say.

Thought they'd never crumble, but you found a way. Your touch was a