As darkness falls I am left to sit with what is.
I cannot hide from it anymore.
I cannot make excuses for the pain or pretend it doesn’t exist deep within me.
I must embrace it, for nothing else can make it beautiful.
I must accept it, for nothing else will move it.
I must forgive it, for nothing else will give it wings.
I must not hold onto it, for that would be a slow death of my soul.
I will not quiver in your presence, for that leaves me powerless.
I will speak with thunder in my voice, you will hear me.
I will know and trust I am protected and safe from your poisonous bite.
For what you claim to be love is control.
I do not belong to you, a mere possession for your taking, to be used at your convenience.

I am a soul belonging only to the Universe.

The sky, my father.
The earth, my mother.

For I Am Love.

So indeed, I must let you go.

LF