I feel young and alive once again
Ready to take on the world
Invincible in the face of its glories and dangers
Never do you feel so full of energy
So full of possibilities, as a young, idealistic fool
But youth and idealism are the lifeblood in my veins
Even though I realize my folly
I cannot help but be optimistic on a day like this
Sun shining brightly after a winter of darkness
Trees flowering, rebirth of the world
After a long, dark, cold time
Echoes the rebirth of my soul
Hope, given to me by a fellow human
The likes of which I have not known in an eternity
Not even young love is as manic or uplifting
As this feeling that has captured me
Nor can the despair and cynicism of a lifetime
Equal one moment of this energizing feeling
Given to me for a heartbeat, a second, one frozen moment in time
I know that when the moment is gone
This intensity and feeling of life will fade
But for now, I don't care.
Life will fall like a ripened fruit into my hand
And I will drain its juice.