As my heart begins to unfurl
Like the petals of a flower
I am able to experience things
In a way that I couldn’t before.
Light floods my eyes
Exposing all of the flaws in the designs
around me.
I can finally SEE!
All of the beauty,
And all of the ugliness, too.
I am shedding my skin like a snake
The clarity makes
My head pound
I have somehow found respite
Despite the turmoil that surrounds
I am rejecting
All that was
In pursuit of all that will come to be.
My heart weeps for the brokenness
But I will NOT be pulled down
Misery loves company
But it CANNOT have mine.
I am trying to heal
I am fragile, still
and fighting furiously for my solid ground.
I poured the concrete to form the path
Water, air, gravel, sand
And God at the center
1 parts cement
10 parts surrender.
