I came to release darkness
from this sacred body
where the past
left shame,
as a bowl of stones.
I came to releases the darkness behind my heart.
where sorrow thrives,
self loathing laid eggs
and the flock hatched
a swarm of busy wings.
I came to releases the darkness of my mother,
and what she can't forgive.
I came to release the darkness of my father,
and what I didn't do.
I came to release the honesty
of what I could not say.
Dear Body,
I ask your permission.
will you sit with me
and feel the anesthesia taper
slowly surrender
and step from the cave
to become
even brighter,
The Living.