Day 14

Illumination

Hello friends!

A few years ago when I was in therapy, I found a stack of old journals going back to when I was about nine years old—full of prayers, full of personal thoughts, full of poetry and songs.

I read some of those poems or early songs I’d written, and they were so dark, so moody! My therapist would listen, wide-eyed as I read them, but the funny thing was, as a young child those melancholy, deep feelings were just reality for me.

I was imagining the story of someone else, trying to connect to their pain, their joy, their human experience.

Or, I was sitting with my own emotions, words I couldn’t always say out loud but could express through these written ideas.

Words were a balm, even when they were dark and difficult to express.

I needed poetry, words. It was always my medicine.

Today’s prompt is illumination. And I’m trying out a Haiku today! Feel free to try one, too (5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables).

Earth illuminates

I can’t escape the glory

Take me as I am