In the wings
You were always there
Witnessing the trajectory of my life
Watching and waiting for me to
Awaken from these fairy tales
Where wicked step mothers
Kept me fathoms under
With their judgements of
How I was the ugly duckling
Never destined for the things
That others accepted would be theirs
Just for the asking
You always felt so sad
When you saw me struggling to fit in
Twisting myself this way and that
Just to find attention
Turning away or devaluing the gifts
I so often judged insignificant
In a culture that honours bright and shiny things
And forgets the wisdom
Hidden beneath a pile of coal and ash
Burned down to reveal at last
The essence of a soul
So now it is with a kind of joy
You see me waking up
To truths I could never have believed before
And in the wings
You do your dance
Thrilled to witness me
Awakening from the trance
That held me captive for so long
Emerging From The Dark Night 
Wonderful❤
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