Born Again

Death.
Darkness.
Confinement.
Claustrophobia.
No air.
I awaken.
My hands move.
I push ahead of me.
The lid starts to move.
The nails loosen, and it yields.
I open the portal, to daylight, to freedom.
My cage, my coffin, now opened, I stand.
I climb out from my lonely tomb
Wiping the dirt off of my shoulder
I feel the sun give glorious grace
Rebirth, resurrection, rapturous rising
I go.
Destiny I’ll meet.
I am dead no longer.
By my heart I live my life anew.