Greetings Friends! 

The following poem was written early on during my trip to Peru last winter.   It's been so long since i've posted, i wanted to get something out there before it was two full years!  I plan on more coming soon so stay tuned!  

I am slowly dissolving -

   my shell disintegrates,

   crumbles & flakes off in small

   & large pieces

At first I am in shock – how can

   this be happening? How can I lose

   my skin? I try to hold it on,

   clutching to the crumbling

   facade of my being.

Then, a pause. A breath.

   A look inward - I am still here,

   I still exist, I still am

however now raw & vulnerable -

   with my fresh new skin. I let

   the rest of the old bark fall to the

   ground, becoming mulch, fertilizer

   to renew the soil of my new being.

I stand in my new skin,

   unsure yet secure

   exposed and protected

   smelling of honey.