Soulstice

Soulstice

N. the moment you realize you have become a different person,

marking a shift in your inner landscape.

The ticking of the clock

marked the turning of a page

into a new year

that would become the dawning of a new decade

With one audible no

I called to the carpet

boundaries

and a refusal to be the doormat

shielded from weaponized incompetence.

I felt the bones in my spine

turn to steel

my ribcage jingling within my chest

adorned with interior chainmail

My thawed aching glass heart

returned to it's star-form

filled with light, love, and wonderment

I felt my legs stand and step out

and away from the pits of thrown mud.

I allowed my arms to stretch and reach

towards the sun

fingers cutting on ever light switch

to brighten every dark shadowy corner.

I wrapped myself in quiet comfort

the mirror reflecting a long forgotten

satisfied smile.

THIS is evolution

THIS is becoming

THIS is the my year soulstice.