memories linger
swaddling me like a cocoon
binding me in place
a plague of self doubt
worry
heartache
from this I will free myself
I will rise from the ashes
reborn into myself
Written for OneWord Poetry, but as it’s exactly 33 words and uses an idiom ‘rise from the ashes’, I’m adding it to this week’s Trifextra as well.
my words are alive 