Never too late - to start again

 

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Lyrics are in the comments of the video for Rewrite Your Story performed by Kayley Bishop & Song House.

This song inspired my poetry. I hope you'll take a listen.

Where is the light when I'm at my darkest,

When the void of black consumes?

Silence crushing with the weight of

nothing passing through my lips.

When doubt caresses with phantom hands

calling me out by name.

My sins feel too heavy, unbearable,

the burden of them fused to my bones.

I'm a desolate soul unraveling,

my dreams pulled apart at the seams.

At my lowest, down in the deep,

I writhe in ebony gloom,

'til I'm tangled and frozen, immobile.

Only when I stop struggling and fighting myself

can I finally transform.

My heart, mind, and body feel a measure of lulling calm.

For a moment there's an absence of suffering.

I can breathe without the stench of self-doubt.

It's only a moment,

before the voices come calling,

but it's enough that I remember.

Each voice tries to push me back down

telling me I'm

not enough,

unworthy,

dirty,

unloved.

Those whispers echo and bounce

around the prison that's become my world.

But I ignore them as I spark and ignite,

dissolving into pillows of ash.

In the midst of the remnants of ugliness and shame,

I rise.

My phoenix wings pull me up,

burning away the chains of expectation

clinging to my parched skin.

The flames of truth clear

the dark veil from my eyes.

I am at my lowest,

But I am not the least.

I can be reborn.

I can try again.

My failures are not my worth.

My successes aren't either.

I'm a complicated creature

just asking for grace.

And if I find myself in that pit again,

I know that it's not over.

I'll rise up, dust off the ashes

and fly.

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It's never too late to rewrite your story, to rise like a phoenix. I truly believe that. It's okay to mess up. It's okay to start over. It's okay to feel bone-deep tired. But please don't give up. Start a new chapter or rewrite an old one, dust off those ashes and take flight. Keep going. Keep trying. Because you're worth it.

Much love to you all.