And All Will Be Well

Bare feet
unsure steps 
feeling like a toddler 
balance waining 
life is full of wonder
everything is
and can be 
new again 
washed with perfection's blood
and squirrel barks
with God's help 
I will be mastered 
and molded 
and shine 
and move 
for I am still here 
there is a place for me on this earth and 
it is in my breathing body
I will forgive and 
forgiveness become 
when I grow up
I want to be Love 

For now I sit under a backlit canopy 
on a bench with a plaque that says 
"and all will be well."