Yalda

Deepest darkness
welcomes new light
Solstice in the winter night
Shab-e yalda
What hides in the shadows
gets revealed
Rebirth
Regeneration
Of the hibernating ideals

I call in expansion
With every step
Asked to be guided to my highest self

I call in expansion with every choice
As hard as it is
I choose brave over wounds

With this comes rupture
Invited or not
Shifts meant to guide
Clear the path
Align
And seeing the things that can’t be unseen
I could close my eyes
But somehow I don’t
Eyes wide open
For this rebirth

The light reflects
Mirrors what you see
And don’t want to see
In you
In me

Calling back the light
On the longest night
Rupture and rebirth
Welcoming the re-emerging sun