Growth

Strength takes time
Growth takes time

Time to sink your roots
Firmly in the bossom
Of mother earth

Time to form scabs
To make it easier to breathe
That in time will become scars
That tell my story
Define me

Time to reflect
And look back on my past
Become wiser
And strengthen the
Weaknesses that led to mistakes

Growth is painful
Strength is excruciating
For one must look in the mirror
Into the eyes of all the things
We despise the most in ourselves
All the words we should or
shouldn't have spoken
All the actions we should
Or shouldn't have taken
The decisions that led
To inevitable downfalls
Our personal fall from grace

One must embrace our ugliness
The pain, remorse, regets
And plaguing thoughts
And say this is me
I created and shaped myself
I did this
But I am me
And I love myself
And I will be better
Because I deserve better

In our acceptance
In the blinding pain
Of our sordid truths
We scab over
Open wounds ooze and close
Enough for us to heal
But scar us
Never to forget

Reviews

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Yes, you are absolutely right with all the words. Growth takes time. Worth the wait..

[kristen0928]

Thank you, I think we grow and change whether we really want to or not because our experiences change and shape us inevitably

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Your most welcome. Yes the change is inevitable!

[Damien Ridge]

I feel like I have gone through this. Such a good poem. It shows a person finding the power to accept, embrace, forgive... Such an empowering poem, I loved it. Thanks for sharing!

[kristen0928]

Thank you :) I'm glad you could make a connection. It's all painfully necessary. If you love you can't escape pain, if you push yourself you can't escape mistakes, and the list goes on and on. Humans are imperfect creatures. I truly believe that through the absolute worst situations in life we experience growth and it is a beautiful thing

[Damien Ridge]

I completely agree, I'm not saying I've gone through the worst ever, but for me it was complete hell, but I'm a stronger and wiser person because of it. Bit of anxiety lol. But yes, it's a beautiful thing when a living forest can grow after a devastating forest fire.

[kristen0928]

I think that we all have our own problems and experiences. No one can say whether what you've been through is the worst or not because to you it very well could feel like hell or the end of your world. You know what I mean? You're entitled to feel however you want throughout your healing process. There's something to learn and take way from every experience in life, good and bad.

[Damien Ridge]

Exactly. Again, was a pleasure!