Where?

In simplicity, I lie back to
watch cottonwood drift by.
Like a whisper, floating on
grace, in time before the lie.

My heart swallowed joy in
a moment left to my youth.
Innocence reflected in my
mind long naive of the truth.

Rushing in, Heart exposed.
consequences, just a flame.
My dreams wild, my hopes
grand, all else just a game.

I was laughter, I was beauty
not what this world wanted.
I never cared, never worried,
I was in control, undaunted.

I faced all odds, overcoming,
never did I see the disaster.
crushed and broken, always
rebuilding my spirit after.

Time redeems, seeks to pull,
shreds and burns. Like it has.
Still I fear nothing, not your
words, my future or my past.