The All Of It, Untangled Poem by Matthew Zeller

A studied life- the all of it-
thoughts, just and once believed,
unraveled half-true muddled lies,
yarn spun in tangled weave,
conformed and mostly self-deceived,
weighted down by a burden. Shame,
the secret, silent partner kept.

Untangled, a soul stood tall, then breathed,
severed ties, profoundly wept,
forgave the all of it- and it was I-
fallen, flawed but whole the same.
Unbound, a man in me unsheathed
from doubled over, then became.