From Behind the Silk Screen; Seeing Me for Me. A Poem of Reclaiming Our Authentic Selves.

From behind a silk screen,

I see with my own eyes,

A scene taking place,

with me in disguise.

I watch me,

Shielding my feelings from true expression,

An actor playing a role,

That no longer gives the impression,

Of an accurate reflection,

Of the me that is me,

The me that's inside that only I can see.

For as I evade me true expression,

It goes in to hide,

And colors my world,

A blind projection on passerbys.

So, I come face to face with a face I have long ignored,

And see I can no longer allow myself to be lured,

Into a lull of a water-downed me,

Appeasing those around me because I think it will please.

I know the origin goes back years to date,

Generation after generation perpetuating its fate.

In this moment I know,

Only the truth will set me free,

And I drop the false face,

And let me see me for me.

Here I am, I have arrived. A Poem of Transformation.

I sink down low, into the Earth,

I am embraced by her warmth, by her security,

I am cradled in her womb.

I accept myself, I trust myself,

I stop acting and start being,

down, down to the Earth,

Where I am enveloped by her warmth, her comfort, her security, her nourishment,

humbled and conscious.

I let go of all blame and see the truth-

see myself in the truth.

My tears flood the gates that have held my heart captive,

and my love comes bursting forth,

my fears have lost their place to hide.

I realize my worth.

A worth immeasurable by any standard currency.

The fires of my anguish are cooled and extinguished by my tears,

and I get down on my knees.

I am no longer guilty.

The chains of my bondage vanish into thin air,

and the calming sounds of moving water calm my soul.

I thank all that is good, I thank the Spirit that guides us.

I let the sun warm and nourish my body, kiss my exposed skin ,

and warm the fabric of my clothing

Here I dwell in a place that embraces each part of me,

I seek answers in all ways that speak to my heart.

Here I am, I have arrived.