Two talismans
With me for the darkest period of my life–
One high in the sky, watching me
The other,
Burrowing beside me in the earth below.
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Was I the scarab?
Crawling blindly through the dirt, unable to see
While at the same time, watchful eyes held me close?
Or was I the hawk–
Knowing all the time
The detour I was taking
But still pretending to lose my way,
Knowing somehow, someway, out of the dark
I would be
Reborn
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🪲 The Scarab (or the dung beetle) – an ancient Egyptian symbol of survival, rebirth, and transformation
🦅 The Hawk – a totem animal representing freedom, with “clear vision,” “deep understanding” and a “keen sense of where it is going” (mindbodygreen)
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Comments (4)
Or might you be the scarab reborn & transforming into the hawk flying free with great vision?
Great work!!!
Knowing that you're also the phoenix :) That would be an unshakable trinity!
Oooh, like this one. Very surreal and philosophical!