By Autumn Tallant
Name it-
I was told to name it.
“Name what ails you, for as you name it, it loses the power
Of silence
Secrecy
And uncertainty.”
I’ve named it.
Guilt and rage-
I’ve named it-
Pain and angst-
I’ve named it-
Experience.
“You can only come to the morning through the shadows.”
In order to feel joy-
Love-
Joy-
And appreciate it in its fullest capacity.
You must-
Have everything stripped away from you-
Become a skeleton.
Become undone.
Unwound-
Undone.
Your dignity, resilience, strength, integrity-
Must crumble.
You must become ashes and dust.
For only ashes birth
Sequoias.