I’ve been in the dark, been damaged
Thought I’d never feel passion again
But haven’t we all
I was searching for perfection then
For a worth or love that was definite
Less vulnerable than it is to validate yourself
A coward to redemption
Now I feel I am bearing witness to a whole gender
Finding no fault in their own skin
I want to walk beside beauty discovering itself
I want to ache with humanness
To feel insignificant
I want to feel only water clinging to me and
Make my peace with all the ripples in it
My reflection as a conduit
One has to nearly drown to gain the boldness to be raw
The most saturated beauty emerges in the wake of
One learning to love themselves fiercely
-Madison
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