you peel back my layers slowly gently reverently one by one petals of a zinnia bud I take a risk resist the instinct to stay

Reclaiming my inner badass at 50
you peel back my layers slowly gently reverently one by one petals of a zinnia bud I take a risk resist the instinct to stay
in the quiet stillness of this dark December morn I reflect on the pure sustaining light held out to me by other hearts other souls
worn thin transparent I am a ghost of the woman I used to be living in shadow haunting the night lost in the past lost
what lies at the heart of this woman? I surprise myself at all I have hidden from others from myself each day brings me closer
Originally published by the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective the line between the face I show the world and my shadow self increasingly grows thin superimposed
you say my name reverently a prayer a benediction it is a revelation as if I have never heard my name before never known it’s
in the quiet stillness of this dark December morn I reflect on the pure sustaining light held out to me by other hearts other souls
What lies at the heart of this woman? Surprise myself sometimes at all I have hidden from others from myself Each day brings me closer
Originally published by the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective The line between the face I show the world and my shadow self increasingly grows thin