by Jo Torres
I was content
Within the confines of my new found freedom
To be strong
To move forward
To take care of everything.
Then the shell cracked.
I had grown beyond the walls that held me,
These walls of freedom.
I wanted more.
A warm wind woke desire.
A soft light beckoned through the cracks.
Intrigued, I struggled
And sought my escape.
You did not reach back for me,
You did not crack the shell and peel the pieces back.
You did not wipe the slime from my eyes
Nor knock the remnants off my skin.
You did so much more.
You cheered each struggle,
You showed me where pieces clung to my back,
You pointed to the way of escape.
Always letting me fight my way.
I emerged
Unfurling the wings of my beauty,
My true freedom.
Bathing in your light.
You are my sunshine.
