FROM THE CHRYSALIS, TO THE BUTTERFLY

Everyday I reflect on where I am,

I have to be grateful for the woman I am becoming.

I am thankful that I am able to breathe and stand,

On such solid grounds.

I may not have everything I want, but I everything I need;

From my church, to my friends, to my family.

Being in a world full of diversity and complexity,

It's a whirlwind, trying to stay afloat.

Especially when the mind is travelling at such speed,

It's hard to contain every thought and emotion.

Nevertheless, I am appreciative and mindful of my worth and values,

Transforming physically, mentally and spiritually.

I'm becoming unbalanced because something is coming to balance me.

I'm becoming confused, because something is coming to align me.

I'm becoming unsettled, because something is moving to stabilize me.

My soul is being fed with something new, something I am unable to explain.

But God has my back, and he is preparing all he knows is for me.

He is the Alpha and Omega, and knows me more than I know myself.

An introverted soul, carrying a heart full of draws,

Each section, storing its own memories.

Every opening, providing some sort of strength,

And every closing, bringing a sense of peace.

A caterpillar no longer contained in this cocoon,

Now free from the darkness.

Shedding the layers that held me back,

Turning into a butterfly, ready to fly.

Growing and transforming,

Learning and loving.

Experiencing and living,

Becoming the purpose, I was called to be.…