And so, I crept on the ground
Small and insignificant
Curled myself
Into myself
For so long
Accepted crumbs off the loaf
I didn’t know how to deserve
For so long
Until my body took the lead
Over my mind
Reflected the weakness within
That became the weakness without
Shutting down systems of organs
A blood poisoned betrayal
For so long
Intruding upon and invading
A worn down heart gasps
Sustenance, sustenance, sustenance
Anesthesia flows through vessels
Soul floats above unconscious body
For so long
Eleven hours cracked open
Reparation of my heart
Fueled revolution of my life
Broken down, built back up
Cradled, shaped and molded, slowly
For so long
Until, until I rise strong
A firebird hatched, vulnerable and new
Learning to spread wings wide
Lifting up, up to the sky
In creation and celebration
Say goodbye to the life lived so small
Grieve and mourn what can no longer be
Praise and give gratitude for something more
That is me
Reflected back to me
I see my value now, self-worth that was
For so long
Pushed down inside, rise
Rise strong
And I feel you getting near
Asking me to know my value
My worth
Before you can know it too
And I do, I do
I revel now in my revelation
Believing that I deserve the whole loaf
Receive it even with honey butter
The Healing Modalities 
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