My little was and is.

How you weren't but now you are,
A little springing joy from the walls of nature
A rose sprouting from nowhere in to our hearts
My morning glory and the carrier of my future

You weren't here but you were always here
The motivation to my daily misery
Breaking my wall and configuring me
But my heart yearns to see you soon

The nights seemed longer than my life
Lying all day and hoping to grace your face
Bruised and swollen all for your safety
The little beast that was but wasn't

Out of soft groans and misery
You thrust forth into the world
And my darkness broke into light
My little beast that was and is.

CATALEA BONEZ

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Orchestration

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