beyond the threshold

into the
space between
each
word

i fall or i
step
willingly,

into bright
darkness,
empty and
alive.

Then: i
entered as a
hero, chasing
after beauty,
terror
at my back

Now: i
go with
reverence,
tenderness
for the wounded
places,

patience; in
stillness, in
silence
the next
word is
born.