Metamorphosis
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They said I was small, unworthy and selfish,
And I took those words as if they belonged.
Who was I to shine my light?
To be… and smile… and dream.
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Somehow those inconsequential words gained power,
burrowing into the crevices of my self-worth.
Years went by, passing like rain.
Until you.
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“Your beautiful,” you said.
And I barely dared to believe.
How would you know?
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“You are worthy,” you said.
And the unexpected truth
breathed a new life into my soul.
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I consecrated into me
the new truth, bit by bit,
mile by painful mile.
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The new truth of self-worth
wove into the genome of my soul,
into the fabric of my DNA.
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Unfettered self-love birthed
a new being of metamorphosis
embodied by the divinity within.
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And I was made anew, stretching
out new membranes and multicolored
scales transformed into higher consciousness.
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Bursting free, floating on translucent
wings, forged of strength and perseverance,
upon light waves of love and undiluted truths.
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Now I say, I am powerful, worthy, and abundant.
I lay claim to these words, for
I am here to shine my light.
To be… and smile… and dream.
Thank you for reading!
© 2021 A. N. Tipton
