i am the nature of the divine
in human form
the life giver
the creative force
the mother, the maiden, the crone
i have earned the title of goddess
through gut wrenching pain and darkness
through all my mistakes and fears
prayers and tears
and i have become strong
stronger than anything that has challenged me
i have stumbled often
but i have not fallen
my power lies within my feminine nature
and like nature herself
i am the truth and the trickster
the light and the darkness
the creator of life
the destroyer of illusion
yet through all of the shattering
i have maintained my softness
my vulnerability
choosing love over fear
and freedom over confinement
i am the innocence of youth
and the wisdom of age
daughter of the earth and sky
my feet rooted in the earth
and my arms reaching to the heavens
(c)sm cooper
2020
