You held on too long
Until your hands were bloody
And your entire heart ached
With the truths it was too hard to accept
You were never meant to hold that tight
To barbed wire in your hands
These hands are made for better things
Given to you to use to nurture life
To reach out
To bring into your life blessings
As long as you held onto
What was not meant for you
You suffered
Asking reality to conform to a plan
That it was never meant to be
Now you see it
Now that your hands are free
And muscles once so contracted release
As you remember to breathe
The breath of life
So long trapped
That wants to move inside you
You understand the wisdom in letting go
And realise your body now knows
How to do it
Emerging From The Dark Night 