Realignment Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Hollowing out the being I have become so changing and
altering myself somehow.

Realigning characteristics which have made themselves
known by falling off of a shelf from the past, hereby
declaring this reorganization to begin at last.

In ages past, having fought to stay the way I am, now
no longer, I have begun to claim my lost childhood.

Perhaps the road will lead to parts unknown, definitely
to those unexplored.

Quietly tasting boundaries, then blowing them apart to
take steps towards new beginnings.

Fostering ideas of complacent peace and joy to replace
those of hell always neatly tucked away between me.

Striving to live a better life, find a reunion of childish
ways, combining both and moving on.

Hammering together, sorrow and pain of a lifetime, remolding
it all to bring happiness at last into my life.