I will walk upon this Earth a Woman unafraid of heartbreak

i will walk upon this earth a woman unafraid of heartbreak.

may love break me

please, love, break me.

illuminate all that within me 

that still fears you.

may love break me

please, love, break me

pull away all that is temporary 

so that i remember

what within me

lives forever 

despite what has ever been lost

reveal within me that which was separated 

from you, love, too young

before the innocence of 

creation was realized 

within me. 

carve away the parts of me

that have forgotten that i am

your daughter.

give me that which i’ve yearned for,

prayed for,

a thousand times

only to teach me how to let go

again

and again

and again.

i will walk upon this earth a woman unafraid of heartbreak.

i will not love through a clenched heart

like the mothers before me

i will not love the way i was taught 

nor the way i’ve been shown 

i will not love halfway to hide from you

the part of me that fears the pain you bring

when you reveal that nothing can be

held, only cherished 

in its temporary expression of you 

i will love bravely 

to weave a life into existence 

that i love so profoundly

that i am already heartbroken 

for when my last breath comes

i will pass you,

love,

to my daughters,

to my sons. 

i will walk upon this earth a woman unafraid of heartbreak.