Emergence

We sit to order our food as

tears fall and her story opens— 

one of lost love with

a found self and a clear mind.



Since emerging from her mother’s

womb, I witness her growth 

into womanhood—her first bra, 

her first menstrual flow. 



When a seed is planted into rich soil,

it rises ever so gently to seek light, air,

moisture, and to grow. To evolve into a bud,

then flower, into all that this seed can be.



I behold this woman who seeks to unfold, 

with the power to choose and to create: 

choices that affirm her life, feed her soul, 

and allow her spirit to soar.

“A woman is a full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform.”

Diane Mariechild

“I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be themselves.”

Emma Stone

“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe you must become its soul.

Coretta Scott King

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