when you’re tempted to give up….

when you’re tempted to give up
to not believe
go to the ruins
of all you once held dear
and marvel at the person
the brokenness has created
you,
in the center of
all that’s failed
like a phoenix burning
free
unleashed
into new life
you
are the ancestor of the woman
you will become
she is sending gratitude
to where you stand now
your ruin ignited her future

Into a blaze of possibility

– Angi Sullins .