golden (part two)

gold used to scare me

intimidate me 

and for a long time 

i thought gold was you 

gold bounced off of your skin and 

paved a path for me 

shattered glass 

the light dancing in and out 

and round and round 

my head 

round and round my mind

you knew the steps well 

sometimes i lie to myself 

and say

you still do

but the glass isn’t shattered 

the mirror unbroken 

and now i’m seeing gold in myself too