Turning Sixteen

 Turning sixteen

What just happened?

 

When natural powers

Wrench you apart

And rip open the scars

Of life-bearing love.

 

Oceans crack and rage.

Relentless waves bring up

Forgotten debris

That cuts and bruises.

 

You’re borne into the storm.

Resistance to change

Wrestles hopelessly

With the tidal pull

Towards life, death and rebirth.

 

A difficult labour,

Pushing, heaving, sweating.

A surge of pain and pride

As childhood is discarded

And adult emerges.

 

Tears of loss and joy,

Celebrating what was,

What is and what will be.

Louise Brown June, 2025

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