Lemon Sugar

'Something magical happens when you let go,
When you open yourself up to the world,
And let all of it's colours flood in and curse through your cracks,
Like lemon sugar on a drizzle cake.

It fills your cracks and splits with magical colours,
the sweetness that only a lifetime of living can bring.'

- Zana O'Connell 

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