Spring Poem by Anna Wakefield

Ashes to ashes, and dust to dust,
The end of all we knew.
The death of all the love and trust,
To be reborn anew.

Spring, rebirth, a phoenix,
All symbols we have seen.
One step forward, not a trick
Fleeing from where I've been.

Who was I? It matters not,
What matters is where I go.
Sure-footed now, giving all I have got
Can't let the relief show.

The past is behind, and I don't dare look back -
Or else I may lose the way
One day at a time, my plan of attack,
I am stronger, or so they say.

What will I face? I'm excited to see
Despite all I've left behind.
The worst has now gone, I guarantee
No more will I be blind.

You're by my side, that's the difference this time
The reason I'm so sure -
We've both had to hide, now there's you in your prime,
Two halves of something pure.