Earthquake of the Soul
I was hit by an earthquake
That shattered my world
Down to its very foundations.
It struck in the night, with such
powerful force
I'm still reeling from shifting vibrations.
The walls of my structure,
they crumbled and fell...
collapsing on top of my head.
The world as I knew it
was altered that night...
as I sat on my once comfy bed.
What I didn't know then
and have since realized,
though the earth yet continues to shift...
the temblor that shattered
my world in a flash
was really a powerful gift.
Those walls of my fortress
though strong and secure,
had allowed me to hide and withdraw...
wounded and bitter,
behind them I lived
oblivious to obvious flaw.
The rubble that lay
all around me in heaps,
the remains of a prison, it seems...
were walls made of mortar
mixed with my tears
behind which were buried my dreams.
And low and behold,
an earthquake occurred,
rocking my world from within,
freeing this captive
from the bondage of time,
releasing the woman within.
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