There is a night you must travel,
alone, of course, though perhaps
there is someone asleep next to you.
The darkness knows exactly what
to say to snap every sapling of hope
that has dared to grow. It poisons
the gardens, even kills the prettier weeds.
For me, it hisses, though perhaps
you have heard a different voice.
The effect is always the same—
a self-doubt that grows up like thorns
around a fabled castle. What
you wouldn’t give for sleep.
But it is the awakeness that saves you—
the way that the doubt works
like an unforgiving mirror
and shows you all the places
that most need your attention.
It was never the fairies who bestowed the gifts,
it was doubt all along that entered
you and blessed you so that when
at last the morning came, you were
ready to rise and meet the world, ready
to be your own true love, flawed
though you are, ready to commit
more deeply to serving a story
greater than your own.
Beautiful!! And true.
Thank you.
Every morning I wake up excited to see what you have written and shared with the world. Every morning I am nourished and rejuvenated by your offering. Every day I am grateful.
Wow, thank you for such a beautiful comment. You have no idea (or maybe you do) how much it means to me to know that the poems find resonance, that they might have exactly the effect you describe. What a gift you give me today, Rosemerry
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possibly my favorite of anything you have written. kudos for your courage and talent.
love
Wow, thanks Owl! It does have a lot of story in it I was watching Into the Woods before I wrote it, and last week had watched Maleficent, and then of course I told you my own story of self doubt that it was based on.
Love to you,
Rosemerry
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