In my dreams, I escape
To a secluded space where I can be me
Where I'm no longer torn apart at the crossroads of my hometown
As they intersect, impaling my soul

I'll run away to where the hills meet the sky
And the water reflects a stillness in me 
I'll walk along a quiet road 
Through the grass intertwined and grown over my bare feet

With the sounds of the swelling sea;
I'll exhale yesterday
Bottle it with a message for a version of me I haven’t met yet, a eulogy of my past life 
And let it wash away

The street signs of my childhood drive still whisper my name
Each cracked sidewalk, a scar I once bled
As small towns tend to puncture the heart
And smear spirits along the avenue 

But today, the breeze teaches me how to breathe again
I let the sea salt baptize my skin
I’ll rise again like waves
Not as who I was, but who I am becoming