NEVER EVER

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Staring into the trees and the gaps in the leaves look like stars
and she decided then I am going to transform my scars.

Not hide them, not explain them away, but transform
as in a new norm
as in reform the the wound
change the impact
transform the boom
convert the gloom
remaster the tomb
in which parts of my soul have died!

it’s time to resurrect no Frankenstein

it’s time to transmute the pain and make a beeline for healing

I’m ok with being a new being

re-negotiating with my soul for a new meaning.

I am going to transform my scars

the memoirs of pain turned experience
turned wisdom

and now I am rebuilding my kingdom

inside these walls no longer reflect shame
inside these walls no longer house voices that blame
inside these walls I no longer play the hunger games
running & hiding & fighting & searching.
Inside these walls I transform my scars

so in tune with my being I can ride my bike with no handle bars no handle bars

and in the midst of transforming my scars please step aside
as the storm that’s been brewing within needs space
and no I am not asking for your grace

as I no longer want to shield my soul from the world
I’d rather show up and show out glistening like diamonds and pearls,
feel free to look with amazement,

pull out your cellular devices and record all the swirls and twirls of a new being unraveling,

it’s picture perfect

expect the unexpected,
no time to protect the disconnected,
I am transforming not reconnecting
it’s the performance of a lifetime
and the TONY AWARD for Best Revival goes too Tonie

A new beginning,
a new kingdom,
New roots
a new leaf
New tree

thicker,
sturdier,
you can officially call me a journeyer.

the saying goes Never say never
but a butterfly NEVER
goes back to the cocoon!