Extricated

Upon a mattress of memories, covered in a blanket of words

The ceiling is removed, my mind wanders like driftwood

Washing up on the pebble coated shore

Sun hidden, yet it will shine again

Free now, with no constraints upon me

Except for those I have created myself

My eyes watch as clouds shift

Shadows of LittleMe linger yet I am not hindered

Letting go of you was the best part of me

Not caring, not wondering, no second thought remains

Rock pulled me through the stench of unrequieted suffering

Like the fires of hell, each piece of me was burned

As a steamy iron flattens out the wrinkles

Patience led to a better version of now

No longer am I tied to you

Blood bares no meaning

Selfless, I once gave you all of my dreams

My visions are only mine now

Each hour a page is turned

The further I delve into my gentleness

My heart without borders sighs

I soar above you

I always have

What makes a woman strong is not the good days

Untethered, we can face our needs

Without roses

Without holding another's hand

I hold my own

Courage to speak the words

That create our story

Defies dysfunction

Trees begin as saplings, just like me

Each branch stretches out with a bit of my growth

Each leaf is new, renewed, then falls

Like the end of summer

A bit of old me is left

An autumnal breeze is my new pulse

Rock does not sway like unbridled emotions

Together we finished another season of me

Triumphantly without your curse

LittleMe curls around her newness

Clouds will always move

As I move

Further and further away from you

I was not born brave; sorrow made me courageous

I am proud that I found peace with my anger

One by one the leaves fall away

Taking you with them

Steadfast I remain

For I am still beautiful in my nakedness