Tongue tied girl,
your wings twist into the bend
of a spine that could not cut it
the first time around that sky
or even the second and third.
But remember,
you are the master of those knots
you tie yourself into like asking
for payback inside the punishment
you wrote into a story that you weren’t
supposed to be starring in anyway.
Exit the stage, left or right,
the end is never the end
until you say so and I don’t hear
you singing just yet.
You are trying to fall into the finale of you,
expecting a call for an encore,
but the show…
is still casting, the story…
it’s written in pencil.
It’s still waiting for you to unfold,
truth of your story be told
as it is, not as a wish
of all you could have been.
Save those wishes for the end.
Right now, the cameras are still rolling,
the stage is yours,
the lights won’t shine until you say so,
the theatre is empty
the only audience… is you.
Pry the nails from the palms
of those pieces that will never
make the final cut to matter
center stage in your story
when the lights come on.
You will see….
When the tie in your tongue
unwraps itself out of the knot
to lash out and mean it.
When the crooked twist in your wings
straightens out the bend
to show your spine
how to cut in like a knife
carving a finale permanent
across the heart
of that standing ovation,
begging for an encore.
-Stephanie Bennett-Henry
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Stunning, Stephanie 💛
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Not mere recovery, but victory. Not just on the stage, but owning it. YES!
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Stephanie Bennett-Henry – Taking the stage
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