when I saw them
standing there
w/o/u/n/d/e/d
but alive
it was as though
every pent up
f-e-a-r
hiding inside me
relaxed
& when the
last burst of
b-a-t-t-l-e - a-d-r-e-n-a-l-i-n-e
faded
I could
f-i-n-a-l-l-y
fling my arms around
my best friend
& let myself
cry
every worry
every f\e\a\r
coming out in
the sobs that made my shoulders shake
& I could barely feel my friend
just skin and bones
but she was alive
he was alive
we all were
A-L-I-V-E
that was
all
that mattered
they had made it
we had made it
then
we were in the
* sunshine *
blindinglybeautiful
after
so
much
dark
& the greatest heroes I'll ever know
the greatest pair I'll ever know
were holding hands
with us again
& the air smelled
so good
it felt
s-a-f-e
{as safe as we could be then}
it felt
v-i-c-t-o-r-i-o-u-s
even though there were still more
b-a-t-t-l-e-s
to come
we felt like we could fight them
{after what we'd done it was as though
we could do anything.}
I leaned over
& kissed my own
hero
because for the
first time
since the
f
a
l
l
I felt
hope
.