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My Spring

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It was the death of me I didn’t remember

It was the birth of a warrior wounded

It was the channel switching frequencies

It was electricity tripping fires all over

It was surging of painful truths ongoing

It was the death of the me I’d known

It was the reassembling of bones, nerves and tissues

It was the universe charging my path anew

It was the tapestry I was not prepared for

It was the ending and beginning at once

It was healing in a shattered jar filled with colour

It was scattered shrapnel left behind

It was letting go of safe for the unknown

It is my awakening

It is a rebirth

It is my spring

Contributor

  • I’ve been a creative person since I could hold a crayon in my hand! Always scribbling, creating my own books, writing, painting and drawing. I’ve illustrated three children’s books and have pursued a career in design professionally, but after suffering chronic pain due to two car accidents, creating is now therapeutic more than anything. An outlet for rage, grief, pain, straying thoughts and visual creations. Without art I know I would be in a much darker place with my chronic pain condition. It has become a lifeboat for me on my worst days and pure joy on my best.