there were a lot of nights
i thought of how nice it would be
to stop my lungs
to still my heart
so i could return to the earth
and all the stars
but what a mistake it would have been
because i can tell you now
after the rain stops
the storms pass
and the light peeks in through the darkness
that the flowers bloom
in ways i’ve never seen
wearing colors brighter than the sun
~ tyler kent white