A lot can happen in a year. 
We think that most of our growing
our maturing
is done young, in our 20’s. But time slips and slops
People come and go
The Sun
rises up and sets over
And over
Things change.
I did some of my best growing the summer I was 35. Same situations
and people 
same manipulations and 
selfish tendencies it was so
Obvious
I still had lessons to learn. 
Then one day
One summer day
I found my voice and it
Rose
Like a tidal wave pulling back and breathing in
and then
out.
It all came out. The good the bad and 
the in between. 
My brain had created new synapses and passages and I changed but
Growth hurts sometimes. 
My head would pound 
or the anger
It would bubble and try to surface
so I pushed
back.
I broke through 
Finally
I broke through.
Now I can see the Sun
Rise and set
Over
and over.
I have found peace