Re-emerge

To remerge after a long juggle,
To come back to ourselves and our loves,
To those we missed,
To transform ourselves out of whatever took us away,
To transmute our pains into vigorous outbursts 
Of real, of fire, of inspired action,
Still a little burnt,
Still a bit wounded,
Still a bit rough,
Still a bit wobbly,
Still a bit out of it,
Still a bit raw,
Still a little cautious,
Partially scared,
But also gaining the fearlessness and confidence,
Within the Pride,
To not only say, “ I made it,”
But be actually living it.
Sharing it with others,
Illuminating from inside,
Creating the rippling infectiously,
From showing up,
For myself first,
Then others,
Filling my cup and refilling it again and again,
Throughout the day, all day long, 
Each day forward,
Encouraging myself to break wide open,
As long as I can…
The best reward ever,
Giving that to not just myself,
But sharing it with you,
Elates me,
Enlivens me, 
Keep’s  me here..
Thank you for being with me,
Thank you for being here still,
Thank you, us..
Melissa Palmer © Evolving Mirror2023
To remerge and knowing 
I am not finished healing yet,
To come back anyway,
To reconnect, 
To be transformed 
within ‘our coming out,’
To transmute our pains 
into vigorous outbursts 
Of real, of fire, of inspired action, 
Emerging from our cocoon,
Is ever so grounding, centering, 
And wholeheartedly a Blessing.