Oasis

I can bloom anywhere
I can feel warmth anywhere
I can grow where I'm planted
I can find nourishment alone.
It's my refuge
My habitat
Where my difference stands out
Where my individuality is appreciated.
I can grow here
I can look out and see the forest
I'm glad I chose to be here
Where my perspective is allowed to bloom
Where I can breathe and feel who the creator wanted me to be.
The palette of yellows, orange and brown.
I am an oasis.

Mary Ellen South