I’ll be looking at the world
through a different set of eyes
and feeling things more intensely
like I’m a little more alive.
I’ll be basking in the sunshine
as emerged from hibernation,
touching the cool sweet earth
to re-acquaint with the sensations.

I’ll make up for all this lost time
and visit all my friends.
There’ll be hugs and tears all around
as I begin to make amends,
and catch up on what’s been going on
forced detachment now no longer,
so confirmed how wonderful friends are
and my friendships have grown stronger.

Life’s sweetness will then seem to be
just a little bit more sweetened
and music’s musicality
will be a little bit more heightened
Of the oceans, mountains, deserts, rivers
I’ll be a little more appreciative
for my time away from all of these
confirmed what it means to live.

But the sweetness of that freedom
will come with challenges all its own.
I’ll be returned to face problems that
in my extrication have been unknown.
Loose ends that will need tying up
to restart where I left off.
Pieces waiting to be picked up ,
for of life’s sweet moments there’s never enough

So with trepidation and remorse
will I take leave of this place,
and with excitement and the will to rise
to whatever I will face
That happy moment coming soon
wherein I will be free,
to rejoin the world I’ve been plucked out of
to restart my life as me.