Return of the Chrysalis

RETURN OF THE CHRYSALIS

Oh comforting chrysalis
I have been here before and I know I will come again.

It is with an aching and heavy heart I crawl into my dark space,
A place of my own making, an intricate design of unfathomable complexity,
And it's emptiness soothes my soul.

This is the place I come to when life's challenges seem all too great.
It is here I retreat and can look within, here I can re-energise and make new plans.
For this is my healing place.

A place of transition,
Where muddied thoughts are cleansed, and re-spun into gold,
A place where the old me ceases to be.

From within the chrysalis I grow new wings,
Stronger wings, with brilliant colours, dazzling colours,
Which are born to take your breath away.

The struggle to comprehend and deal with my pain,
Has given me a renewed strength and sense of being,
I re-emerge now re-created and more brilliant than before.

Oh comforting chrysalis,
I have been here before and I know I will come again.

By Catherine Smith