reaching for change
any loose to spare?
i'm chopping down trees
clearing these shadowed woods
every rooted mental-monstrosity
i'm making some space
allowing the sunlight in
radical self-acceptance
doesn't come cheap
memories locked away
early childhood days
deep shame kept tucked
and buried
this path i walk seems
haunted
a child is weeping alone
in the dark
so small to go through it all
i am the adult with answers
some at least
i hold her hand
she's okay, i'm okay
we walk this path together
