Today, I Rise (A Poem)
Today I rise. I rise.
I stand walking naked unaided across beds,
Beds of fire.
Feet now hardened, prepared
To lunge, to fly, to leap.
by Claire Jones · Published February 16, 2017 · Last modified May 22, 2017
Today I rise. I rise.
I stand walking naked unaided across beds,
Beds of fire.
Feet now hardened, prepared
To lunge, to fly, to leap.
Claire’s powerful, evocative poem about discovering her boundaries, tearing free of dependence on others, and finding a deeper sense of self-acceptance.
by Claire Jones · Published March 30, 2016 · Last modified March 28, 2017
Claire faced death when her brother died, but little did she know that she’d soon face her own mortality and find strength she never knew she had.