Birth In ReverseA Poem by D ConnollyAn analogy of my experience with addiction and recoveryStaring into the flame Recalling the beginning He wondered at my smile And I explained the story of my birth in reverse I was a wanderer, through the expanse Neither here Nor there When the violence of conception jarred me Into chaos And being Appearing as a phantom The walking dead A wraith So lonely.... so confused.... and locked in time..... The peace of the grave wrapped me In darkness Rest for bones grown weary I felt the pain of dying Excruciating Paralyzing I drug myself into the womb The warmth and softness comforted me I was nurtured Turning over in the safety of space My eyes began to open My heart began to beat To the rhythm.... of Earth..... I was born of soft flames and gentle fires, I told him Now I burn And I am ALIVE © 2017 D ConnollyReviews
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