The Path to Healing
First fall apart, like a house laid to ruin by a devastating earthquake.
Then claw your way out of the debris, as a seed springing forth from the earth’s unlit womb.
You must shatter, like the clay pots kept to collect the rain. Empty out the oceans of agony within you. Watch as your troubles seep into the earth.
Then gather your pieces, stitch them up with a golden thread. And embrace heaven’s offerings once more.
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Poem © Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
Image: MS Co-Pilot remixed