Alive!

Tree branches expand against the wall,
with the backdrop of the moon.
My soul begins to howl
at the moon,
at the stars,
and the shadows of the night.
I am alive.
I am alive.
I AM ALIVE!
I will not be broken,
I will no longer succumb-
Never again will I be broken by this,
by these tricks of the night.
I am alive.
I have always been alive,
I will stay alive,
You will no longer break me.
Instead, you will heal me.
The moonlight will seal my wounds,
and bathe me in its glory.
Shadows of light
crawl and shift across the bedrooms walls,
and I am blossoming
I.
Am.
Alive.

For me

I will not have my life be barricaded:

Blistered and broken

Torn and decrepit

My life will have purpose.

My blisters will become callouses,

That toughen me.

My broken heart will mend,

Its scar tissue making me brave.

My ligament tears,

To serve as lessons.

And my decrepit past,

A guiding light.

I will not wallow in self-pity,

Or defeat.

I will stand up.

Even if my legs shake

I will stand up.

Even if my stomach heaves.

I will stand up.

For me.

Corporate

Reflective
Like the surface of a skyscraper

Distorted
Broken
Political
Damaged

High heels
Blisters
Thigh gaps
Bird food

Computer monitors
Blaring
Raging
White
White
White

I feel dead inside