Journey of the Heart

This poem is about freeing myself…. It begins with the unfortunate state I once found myself in: that of being bound by chains, or fears. These fears were powerfully restraining me from being the person I wanted to be. Then, I set out on a journey to face my fears and find the key that would release my chains: a journey to set myself free. Crawling Through Chains Perforated knees tremble over metal
 blood painting the links as I crawl my hands scabbed and brittle upon each movement a painful squall Pensive teardrops fall to be found 
as my heart carries the many strains 
of restoring a soul that's bound 
finding the key to my restricting chains The stains of my blood disappears agonizing wounds have all healed my eyes opening serene of tears
 unveiling what was once concealed With my affliction now deceased
 underneath my fears I found the key the strength and courage that released the person within, I have longed to be. ~ ...

Unraveling is a poem I wrote inspired by string!  This poem begins with me as an emotionally weak woman with a lot of troubles in life, and ends with a discovery of my our heart's strength. In it I release myself on a downward journey, unraveling to set myself free. To land as no longer weak but strong!  May we all find strength within us, even as a result of our occasional unraveling.  Photographic art by Heather Evans Smith Unraveling Rope That Binds by Conceptual Photographer Brooke Shaden I am torn, mangled thread 
shreds entwined, firmly into a ball 
tears of rough fiber discolored red
 as I am cut, beginning to fall
  
Extracting the needle from within
 bleeding, to unravel all my pain 
I untangle, breaking off as I spin
 decimated thread, with sorrow's stain
  
Ravaged strands, fell to be free 
my weak twine, now unwound  
the knot of darkness once held me
 though no longer has me bound
 
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