LA SELVA

She had walked
for a long time…
along the path
through the forest
of her feelings…

A forest where dormant emotions
were kept,
and others sharp
like the brambles she had to cross…

Life had shown no mercy…
and now it presented
its bill.
A bill to which were added
her limits, her illusions, and her disillusions…

She had walked
for a long time…
but she had crossed
herself.
She had defeated her demons,
and even the forest
had become a place
welcoming and silent,
like her soul…

And she found peace, within herself.

©Rossella De Cicco