The Unknown

from From Birth, to Breath, to Bone by Gretchen Pleuss

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The Unknown

I used to falter when I heard my name
As if those syllables sounded of shame
I used to let the darkest thoughts permeate my brain
Those darkest moments are from where the lightest part of me came
I used to wish the sky would swallow me
And spit me out in the Pacific Sea
Surrounded by a crowd and unaware of how to just be
A captive of my discontent until you set me free

Now the sun seems to follow us
But in my dreams the rain feeds my rust

Sometimes I still hide behind changing plans
I fear the encounter with who I am
There’s parts of me that neither one of us can understand
It’s in the way I hold my head and how I clench my hands

It’s a slow march, a wounded beat,
But I’ll get there if it bloodies my feet

At 23 nothing is set in stone
Sometimes I wish I had a sense of home
There was a time I thought I couldn’t be more alone
Now with your help I’m learning to make sense of the unknown

It’s all unknown and we’re anxiety prone
But our weakness is atoned from birth, to breath, to bone
It’s all unknown and we’re anxiety prone
But a radiant light has shone from birth, to breath, to bone

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from From Birth, to Breath, to Bone, released March 4, 2016

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