Strip Me Bare

Resting back against that trusted bark
Watching the leaves fall ever so gently
Showering around me in shades of autumn hue
Stripping the branches bare
Reminding me of nature’s cycle
When darkness falls away
Plants a seed
And is reborn light.

Maybe in the same way this is my season
A chance to be reborn
To breathe new life again
Strip me bare of these fruitless pursuits
Make the hurt and the guilt fall away
One by one till they’re all gone
I want to look through changed eyes
See myself in a whole new light.

It may take time
To last through winter’s plight
Nothing comes easy
Harsh winds will blow
But if nature is determined to make it through
I too have got to brave the storm.

In an effort to overcome,
This life and many others endure the ache
To destroy the things old and worn
Rebuild a life renewed and strong.

Nature please take me in your hand
Teach me your ways
So that I may stand tall
Till the flowers and the leaves once again emerge
Whether in the forest or in me
For there’s a time when all must be stripped away
A time to grow, to be replenished
To cease and begin...
And it’s that time for me.

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