WAKING by Laura Merritt

I am woken from a sleep.
Unconscious to the passage of time.
Oblivion ebbs giving way to humble awareness.
Who was I? I do not know her.
Who am I? I do not know her.
Ego stripped. My bones are bare.
Fractures here and there need repair.
Courage found in the feminine tribe.
Compassion, acceptance lighten the path.
The first steps taken on a journey.
Breathe, and dare to begin.