Unfold

Tightly closed

Won’t let go

Dark, afraid

Inside I stayed

Breath knocked

At the door

To the chamber

Of my Heart

Persistent as the

Ocean waves

In and out

Your rhythms

Rock me from deep inside.

I hear the hum as your

Sound waves penetrate

My iron cage.

Tightly closed

Won’t let go

Dark, afraid

Inside I stayed

Sharp the pain

Afraid to let go

Inside

Outside

Screaming No

The unknown

Fear a master

Tight as a knot

Your breath wave

Melted the armor

Of the little me

Light inside

No where to run and hide

Surrender, I bend

Soul strings begin

To mend

Unraveling

My heart

The fire, the light

Springs forth in the depths

Of my night!

Caged layers of my heart

Let go of the old

I begin to

Unfold.

~Hailey Dawn Armstrong

June 3, 2013