Rosebud

Rosebud petals delicate and pure

Unfurling like the many aspects and layers of my life

Deep within the soft silken petals

Lies a perfect rosebud

Beautiful and whole

I too am like the rosebud

Beautiful and whole

As I peel away all the complex layers

And I get to the deeper recesses

Of my true inner being

My outwardly appearances

Sometimes appear as masks

Of what and who we want others to see of us

What we choose to cautiously give to others

All pieces of me, yet selectively revealed.

But inside where the true beauty lies waiting

It is only the chosen inner circle of individuals

We open up to and give our trust to fully

That we let them see the real human being inside

And the true essence of who we are

We reveal the love that fills our hearts

The joys and the things that matter the most to us

And yes we let them share in our sorrows

And our tears and the pain that has hurt us to our core

After many years upon my journey

And the path that I have softly walked

Where experience has metamorphosed into wisdom

I am comfortable living my life as the rosebud

Letting the light in to surround me

And radiate the beauty within me

That freedom of the sunlight

That fills all dark corners of my being

And warms my weary soul

Giving me a sense of wonder and delight

As a smile spreads across my face

I am the Rosebud…

PolarB ;)  Copyright@2006