The door closes with a click
and a sigh seeps out as I
push myself away from the door
and race to the windows.
Cool air floods the room
and music quickly floats through
the apartment with less than graceful
feet and giddy giggles.
Candles are lit and plants are watered
to the beat of the music and my heart.
The new city beneath me and
the future sprawls out ahead of me.
Finally free to do what I want
and finally free to be who I
always dreamed I could be.
The lights of the city are flickering
with opportunity.
Moonbeams make patterns on
the carpet as the moon watches
me dance through the kitchen
and sing down the hallway.
My heart soars with freedom
and my mind is haunted with
all the possibilities.
I stay in this moment of being free,
finally.