when I began to write
poetry
all those years ago
I was amazed to find
that I even
had a voice.
It was a gift
that I never
hoped for.
I only shared light.
There is too much
darkness.
And then
little by little
I had to write
about the monsters
in the deep.
And my writing
got to be
unrecognizable.
Those couldn't be
my words.
Don't bury me
in a grave
in a big old box
I've known too much
darkness.
And so here I am
trying to balance
injury
with hope for a new future
That may be called
healing.