Rebirth

Free the ravens from the cage 

Of insecurity in your mind. 

Let the branches of past trauma 

On which the birds sit in line 

Break, crack, break. 

Grow defined roots from the undefined

Harden and expand to mature hearts of bark

Rising above all canopies, of all heights

Let the leaves of rue and hate

Fall into autumn’s night. 

For the winter will freeze warmth 

To let spring give birth again to empathy, compassion and light.