Darkness Recedes

***I am not entirely sure what is setting me off but I am having a lot of different emotions roiling around in me. Of late some of my poetry is about reclamation of self and I apologize if the theme seems tedious. I have been thinking a lot about my breakdown at the end of 2017 and that as well has a bearing on my work. I am doing just fine and am in a great space. I do not want anyone to worry.***

Stretching

reaching for the sky

touch my toes

limber.

In the mirror

a woman I see

where once

I turned my eyes

looking

anywhere but there…..

Witch

Ogre

Booger

ugly I thought I was

no good

not worth

anything

to

anyone.

Crawled

mired in hidden rage

addiction sought

choked with sin

I did not want to die.

I did not know how to ask…..

how to say…..

Strength has left me

I need a hand

no longer this path can I walk.

Bleeding inside

torn to shreds

anyone 

please…..

Tides since turned

phoenix newly risen

glorying in my strength

in my abilities

greeting each day

with thoughts of joy

with thoughts of life.

Every year forward

leaves her behind

broken

battered

child that I was.

No longer carrying blackness.

No longer carrying pain.

No longer does living hurt.

Raise my face to the sun

basking in my gloried return.

©Feb. 25/20

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