Fortitude
Within the definitions of myself
there have been
So many years
spent running
searching for meaning
hidden in the cracks
hidden in the eyes of others
and as I watch my flesh grow soft
made tame
with the revolution
of giving life
my mind
in repose
I go to you once more
young child
as you walked upon the fire
hot coals against a dark desert sky
asking for strength
did you find it?
is strength
not in the holding onto things
but in the letting go?
for I am just a body
composed of secrets
hidden beneath my blood
the rush of whispers
in my ear
while my heart
a trembling bird
shuffles in her cage
wings outstretched
ready to take flight
time has no meaning to her
she does not grow weary
with the weight of gravity
she dreams of renewal
patient
and eternal
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