Resurrection

I am resurrected
With the sun in the
Morning.  I put on
The mantle of a new day
With the dawn.   All I did
And was yesterday is gone -
It is taken away.  All I
Am and can be is
New today.  I cast aside
All of my disgrace - it is
No part of my life.  Today
I rise and stare
At my face and like
What I see.  I pray
That my day will be
Healthy and filled with
Good things.  As I wash
My heart rings with joy -
All my oppression has been
Lifted from me and my
Wounds dressed clean.
Today I am newly
Born, I breathe-
In a new world.  I give thanks
For the light of the sun
Brandishing its orange
Arms across the sky
And go towards my task
With a glad and
Lively heart that
Forgives my past failed
Efforts, my indiscretions,
My bad deeds.

I am resurrected
In white light, my bright
Seeds are fresh to sow and I am
Blessed enough with love
And gifts, to rise
And go.

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