The Light Between the Trees by Alysia Quinn

you remind me
it is ok
that sometimes
I breathe fire

inhaling complexity
and exhaling intensity

and when the night smolders
from what the flames
left behind
you hold my hand

helping me to settle in
to all of who I am
clearing the ashes
from all the backfires

and when I can’t
see the space
in front of my face
you’re here
and I am not alone

and then the smoke clears
enough for me to look
for the light
between the trees

and I can see
from all that darkness
that I’m burning
a new path

Alysia Quinn lives on the Florida Gulf Coast where she feels most at home and alive, soaking up warm air and beach sunsets. She is a wife and mother to two beautiful children. Creative expression has been instrumental in her healing journey. Most recently, she has focused on writing poems each day along with sharing her nature-inspired photographs helping her to connect with God and others, look for beauty and reclaim what has been lost.