Today

I noticed

How heavily the quilts

Of guilt and pain

Have been weighing

On my shoulders,

And I let them fall

Thumping to the floor

In a swirl of dust and loss.

They never kept me warm

Anyway

And I’m not sure

I ever really knew before

Just how miraculous

Freedom can feel

On my bare skin

And just how strong

My shoulders are

When I only have

Myself to carry.

~ Liesl Dineen

Day 5 of 5-day challenge.