The End

That there -
Is me.

I'm hidden
In a loving cocoon
Of Wonders -
Who one day will be
The grown up in tears
On a rocking chair
Surrounded by hugs and smiles.

Today,
I said goodbye-

To my tribe
My crew
My team
My family.

In this family

I found kindred butterflies
Spreading delicate wings
For an ephemeral but glorious flight
To outrageously spectacular places -
Some unseen, some well-known.

In this home
I found a people
Who see me for who I am

So
Though
This
Is
The
End

I'm whole because it happened.