“Lightning Bolts” by Faelina Robinson
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Lightning Bolts
By Faelina Robinson
Unsteady hands yanked the hide as hard as I could.
Itโs stronger than I expected.
10 year old me persisted with focus,
as the Elders would.
The wolf effortlessly printed onto paper,
but painstakingly painted onto the drum
by hands uncertain of their own worth.
Where did I learn this feeling from?
โI threw your drum awayโ
was so casually said to me,
that even Sans Serif wasnโt ready
to relay that pain in the third degree.
As hard as my heart sank
when I read those words,
I was assured that there were
no more loose ends
to tie tightly around my neck.
No more olive branches left to extend.
You were finally gone.
In the mirror, my wholeness was reflected.
My heart, it healed.
Itโs stronger than I expected.
Copyright ยฉ Faelina Robinson
Faelina Robinson is a mixed Nisgaโa/Italian/Scottish woman living in Vancouver. โIn the silence, my mind is alive. Picking up and putting down the pen when needed. Capturing what the moment revealed to me. The process is the medicine.โ
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