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before me
before me I stand
uncovered
exposed
naked,
raw in my pain
no longer fleeing into stories
of heroes who prevail,
I listen to my wounding
pain low in my back
bends but does not break me,
pressing me closer
to my becoming
I release the weight
never mine to carry,
the unseen boy
searching for love
in the happy ever afters
surrendering to pain
reshapes me,
re-creates me
with each ache,
with each stabbing sharpness
I slowly ascend
from shadow into life
I rise,
steadily,
carrying depth,
honouring tenderness
healing
I am loving all there is