My head has been throbbing
From tension headaches
Stress from the last 29 years
Of living for others
Pain from the last 3 years
Of transformation
Each day I feel a new part of me bursting
From the depths of a childhood soul
Never fully fulfilled
And lived out loud
Until now

Its exhausting
And every part of my mind
Is aching for it to all be over

Today I cut off all my hair
A ceremonial parting of ways
With all the memories
I already carry in my heart
Its too heavy to carry them
Everywhere else
My DNA is enough
Each strand woven in with my decisions
Choices I’ve made
And they’ve made
All those who came before me bearing the same
Blood