holding mountains
at eye level
witnessing wounds of war
I swore I’d never see again
I smile—it’s been a while
since I’ve felt this sting
the stampede of strangers
storming
my peace
but i have learned to release
to trust
to hush the voices that demand
so much more than I am willing to give
I stand strong
tethered to truth
and i choose to live
in my light
in love with the language of life
where shadows that once drew dread
dissolve into the naked of the night
here
i hold my hunger
for home
with a tenderness i’ve never really known
here
i fall and rise
into rhythm
with the unknown
heart + eyes open wide
i’ve grown
and now… i am very much
alive
sparkle sown
bleeding brave back into bone
