The architecture of transition

I honor what once protected me, and I bless what now frees me.

So, brick by brick, I begin the work of independence.

Each brick released, not wasted in anger, but representing a person who was an essential part of my life.

Not rubble, not debris, but stones of memory and meaning.

Wall built sheltering me from storms, and gave me shape to who I am. 

I honor them, as they fall to open up possibilities and their absence does not leave emptiness, but opens a passage to new experiences, a horizon beyond the wall.

Each step forward carries their knowledge or understanding, their presence in my silence, their strength in my shadows.

I honor what once protected me, and I bless what now frees me.

So, brick by brick, I begin the work of unmaking.

Not reckless demolition, but careful, steady hands, transforming barriers into passageways. I adapt, I grow, I open.

The future waits, and this time, I walk toward it, without fear.

The path is now mine, but my footing and foundation was poured by them.

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