victory

rejoice

in your heartache’s

resurfacing.

in that moment
 long ago
 you had not the strength
 to bear the pain
 meant to be yours alone

so you hid it away

until

today.

accept the confirmation

of your unconscious

for finally

you have passed the test.

feel it throb in every fiber
 & know you will not break.

this has always been 
about power—

seize it.

you are the agent

of your own momentum.

the moment you embrace it
 & declare “this, i can
 abide”—
 its hold upon you
 will ease.

all this time it has waited

for your surrender.

allow it in every atom
 & stand victorious 
among the wreckage of what 
used to be.