Catalyst

I can see them growing

These feathers so white and gold

They shine like your eyes do now

You can taste the sun on your back

And the wind in your face

You fly free

You’ve tasted what it means to be

Call me the catapult of

A beauty you once dreamt of

Helped you to believe in the possibility

And I watch you from this distance

Another way for me

To step back and see

New beauty

If nothing else

I’ve enjoyed the chance to witness

Murder’s motives of innocence

These doors now opened

These wings now stretched out wide

This catalyst a witness to

This beauty you’ve grown into

Now never look back

Never apologize

Fly, fly away

It’s ok

Away from me

ⓒ 2000 Shawn Michael Quinn