Poetry
TRANSFORMATION
I embark upon this journey
My body, the vessel of my soul
My first transformation…..birth
My mother cries out
I am born in fire and blood
The birthing waters cool me
I am pure passion and innocence
I sail forth into unknown territory
The wisdom of uncertainty rocks my cradle
I am adorned with love
I hear the words you cannot speak
I sense the suffering all around me
The world tries to take me down
I do not let it
My second transformation…..I walk
I give my seeds to Mother Earth
She nourishes my roots
I am pure light and laughter
My veins are filled with joy
I lift my branches to the sky
The clouds of knowing are my pillow
I dream of glory
My third transformation…..first blood
I am the womb of Creation
I join the circle of women
The spiral of life is born within me
I am the kiss of Venus
Sensuality soothes my soul
I am pure beauty and grace
I am the infinite
My fourth transformation…..death
My father is torn from this life
My heart is shattered
I am broken pieces, jagged edges
I am falling, falling into an endless black hole
My spirit is covered with ashes
I am wracked with pain…it holds me captive
Anger bars my way…guilt is my jailer
I yearn for freedom
Prayers are my only anchor as the storm rages through me
In my burning bed I dream of the phoenix
I am the winged flame
I am the resurrection
My dance is the rites of spring
A child is born within me
My fifth transformation…..I give birth My body is split in two
A valley opens between my mountains
The tree of life bursts from me
Blossoms bloom upon her branches
From the blood of my womb
From the flames of my passion
I give birth to this child
My blood binds together the broken fragments of my self
I pledge my body, my heart, my life to her well-being
Forevermore my heart shall walk outside my body joined to hers with the cord of my love
I have walked through the cavern of death
In giving birth to this child I have given birth to my self
I drink from the chalice of life
I can taste immortality
My vision is the feast of miracles.
Elizabeth Gibbons
©2004
Immensely touching…especially for a woman..Ii can so connect with it!
June 17, 2012 at 10:17 pm