ONE OF NICE WORDS

I WILL NOT DIE AN UNLIVED LIFE.

I WILL NOT LIVE IN FEAR OF FALLING
OR CATCHING FIRE.

I CHOOSE TO INHABIT MY DAYS,
TO ALLOW MY LIVING TO OPEN ME,
TO MAKE ME LESS AFFRAID,
MORE ACCESSIBLE,
TO LOOSEN MY HEART UNTILL IT BECOMES A WING,
A TORCH,
A PROMISE,
IO CHOOSE TO RISK MY SIGNIFICANCE;
TO LIVE SO THAT
WHICH COMES TO ME AS SEED
GOES TO NEXT AS BLOSSOM AND THAT
WHICH COMES TO ME
AS BLOSSOM,
GOES ON AS FRUIT.........
(DAWNA MARKOVA)