when the darkness beckons
know that
you are only being called
to do the work
of undoing
the tightened cords of learning
that have for so long
held the beauty of your inner light
bound to the wounds of a past self
whose shadow only longs
to be cut loose
so you may emerge
once more
from the cavern of transformation
& be fully present
to life's endless,
unknowable
mystery....