A Healing Path - Powerful Words From Emily Kerstetter

Powerful, healing words from Emily Kerstetter - she continues her path of recovery towards a full healing of body, mind and soul. I'm proud to have her on this page and as a friend and inspiration in my life.

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Open flesh rosy and pulsating
Shards of bone crunching
You become one with the pain
It is all you know

Confined to a bed
Thoughts swirling in my head
Parts of my body have been stolen from me
Tingling skin, sensations anew

Raw from the inside out
Numb to reality
Floating away from my body
Living in a world unseen

Shaky first steps
I am still the pain
Propelling through this wall of torment
I tread lightly, vibrating

Energy inside me waiting to burst forth
Become more stable
Rest in my cocoon
Sleep comes, a relief to the body

Many moons later
I trudge forward
I still carry the pain each day
In my heart and body

Scars tell the story
A map of the past
Skin closed, bumpy
Explosive blackness still peppers my skin

Always a reminder of the struggle
Each day to get up and push through
Spirit returns to the body
Acceptance of my new beauty

This tragic story told on my young body
It has become part of who I am
It no longer dictates who I will become
Embracing all of myself.

Emily Kerstetter