we’d been there for so many years

how we tried to move past the tears

the skin had sealed, its scars were healed

but bones beneath were still broken

just now we’ve finally stopped choking

and it feels so good

we’ve plunged into a new odyssey

waking up better now than later

stronger than before

joy pours over me as a warm, golden flow

settles in as the edge of springtime

and it feels so good

like the warm sun or the cool rain

the embrace of a love who comes back again

like the sweet first taste of an awaited kiss

it feels so good

we’ve had our spell of surviving well

we’ve had our spell of surviving

now, now it feels…