Reclaimed

She broke the chains

And smashed the glass

Meant to control,

Meant to conceal-

A new voice rising

With the realization of value

Of perceived plans

And a squandering of treasure,

A blind eye that overlooked

All that had passed,

The colors that had faded

From a fruitful mind-

She regained a throne

She had stepped away from

Pulled by a story painted

By hands never holding reins

Like those that had scarred

Her once soft palms-

Her voice rang true,

Carried easily by wind

Towards the clan she had left behind

In an attempt to claim

A future that was never hers,

That she never wanted

Despite flippant thoughts

Whispered into her ear

By a serpent thought angel-

She rose

Glowing gold in morning light

As her back turned on the night

And she faced the life

She was meant to have,

Adjusting her crown

As she walked among the forest

To the welcome birdsong.

Katrina Thornley is a nature poet. novelist, and freelance journalist that resides in Rhode Island. She has two poetry collections currently published, a novel, as well as a short story anthology. Her poetry collections "Arcadians: Lullaby in Nature" and "Arcadians: Wooden Mystics" were inspired by a local park and life in her small rural town. You can find them on Amazon now!

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