Your Unravelling

At the crack of dawn, there was nothing in sight As your eyelids unravelled the darkness around you it was just you: one body, one mind, yet, one thousand thoughts With unwavering acknowledgement, you hugged back the sheets You returned to sleep At least in your dreams, you could be 'king' of your kingdom But truth be told, even there your greatest fears do not elude you There's still mountains to climb and seas to sail through There's fires, there's earthquakes, there's downhills and the scary but seldom Rock bottom By noon of day, A ringing sound forces you to awaken from your enforced slumber As you begin to decipher your surroundings, it hits you: The realization that there is still life to be lived is suddenly birthed in your mind So as you answer your mother's call, the words "I'm great!" fall from your lips And with child-like aspiration, you assure her that you are working, That you had finally discovered the depths of your being, That something in you had finally been unwound That the root of your unravelling Is a perfect place for rebuilding You were unsure-as am I-of what changed But with the instantaneous energy of your newfound courage, You began to move One foot in front of the other, Back straight, eyes forward The psalms and proverbs of your forefathers guided your wonder, Your one thousand thoughts morphed into objectives you had to remember And as you remembered the lessons that made you who you are, One objective became clearer and clearer: Remember that you are your mother's daughter You are a sacred being, A holy place Shattering the patriarchal glass ceiling is exactly what you were born for You are the genesis of a million generations to come While the world sleeps, you remain, the heartbeat of many nations Grasping the very intricacies of life and meaning You represent a long line of warrior mothers A host of champions who understood and portrayed the full meaning of value You are value, to everyone that comes across you You are a force, building bridges, and breaking barriers, Your grandmothers answered prayers (Joy) Joy Joy is all I feel Joy is all I feel Joy is all I feel (Joy) Joy Joy is all I feel Joy is all I feel Joy is all I feel "Rock bottom Is a perfect place for rebuilding Remember that you are your mother's daughter Your grandmothers answered prayers" Titilope said that in Becoming. Yeah.