Regrowth:
Kura Farr

It’s taking longer
than I imagined
to undo what they did
It’s taking help from
my therapist
my husband
my friends
It’s been seven years
and still
sometimes I feel
Abandoned
and
Alone
Unable to tell
what is real 

But, the darkness isn’t
all-consuming
Not anymore
There is a light
at the end
of the tunnel
It calls to me
like never before 

I never believed
that I could be
anything more
than what I was
But now I see
that I can be
everything and more
than I have ever dreamed 

Where once there were
scorch marks
Now there are
benchmarks
That shows
just how far
I’ve risen
The fires may rage
but eventually
Everything regrows