Two months later, this poem emerged, reflecting my attitude on life:
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
WHO? WITHOUT VEILS
AND MASKS?
IS THE REAL YOU,
I ASK?
O! PELE! THANKS
FOR YOUR GIFT
OF SACRED FIRE!
MY POSSESSIONS AND
RECOLLECTIONS
BURNED UPON YOUR
SO PERSONAL PYRE.
IF THIS IS YOUR
BLESSING,
AND THIS IS MY GIFT,
SURELY IT'S TIME
NOW
FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT!
I PHOENIX MY WAY
OUT OF THE ASHES,
MY PROPS FROM THE
PAST,
OF ADVENTURES AND
PASSIONS
NO LONGER REQUIRED,
ONLY CLARITY DESIRED.
MANY'S THE LESSONS
I AM NOW LIVING,
MY HOME IS WITHIN,
I CAN COUNT MY BLESSINGS!
STARS AND COMETS,
MY PREFERRED CEILING,
RELATIONSHIPS DEEP
AND FULL OF MEANING.
WHO AM I NOW?
A UNIT OF LIGHT,
A POINT OF AWARENESS
THAT OBSERVES "MY"
DELIGHT.
A ME THAT'S EXPANDING,
WHO FEELS DEEPLY
AND KNOWS,
WHERE I PLACE MY
ATTENTION,
THE ENERGY FLOWS.
I'M A WOMAN OF HEART,
SO SPICY AND JUICY,
MY JUDGEMENTS OF
OLD,
HAVE AT LAST TURNED
ME LOOSE-Y.
WITH NEW FREEDOM,
I MERGE WITH INEFFABLE
SOUL,
I KNOW NOW IT'S
SAFE
TO RELINQUISH CONTROL!
AFTER THE FIRE
JANUARY, 1997
IN THE BREAST OF
THE GODDESS,
I FEEL MY STRONG
HEART,
IT'S BEATING, REPEATING,
TIME NOW FOR A FRESH
START!
WITH RENEWED JOY,
I FEEL SO COMPLETE,
TO DANCE AND TO
HEAL,
NEW RHYTHMS TO BEAT!
MY HEROINE DWELLS
IN THIS HEART SO
PURE,
THE ESSENCE OF ME
THAT ALWAYS ENDURES.
SPIRAL OF COLOR,
VIBRANT AND TRUE,
FLOW THROUGH MY
BEING,
FOREVER NEW.
LT
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