Light



My heart is
Born again.
Baptised in fire
As old memories
Are burned away.
The scoria of life
Has ripped away
The hard shell,
Built painstakingly,
Layer by layer,
With each hurt 
And disappointment.
It is presented now,
Naked as a new babe...
Bathed in joy and freedom,
So tender and open,
It glows with a radiant light
In all directions.
I step into its space,
Basking in its luminescence.
I embrace the love 
It offers to me now,
With the innocence
And purity 
Of a child.


Liana Brittain




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