And then the time came
And she fell in love with what was in front of her all along
And the connection was full and deep
And she felt her hips again
And she breathed like new
And it was all feathers and sequins
And it was the season’s first beets
And she wanted to laugh hard
And she swam in eyes again
And the love was so strong it overwhelmed
And she did it in her own time
And she knew she didn’t arrive
She just opened the door
And she was ready.
– Nisha Moodley