These Pieces

You jumped.

Eyes open. Heart willing. Ready.

Then you crashed.

And felt. For the first time. The confusion, awareness, doubt, disappointment, sadness, and fear. It crushed you, but this time you let it. And with it came clarity.

This is how you move on and let go. It doesn't have to feel good, it just has to feel.

"It's time to get back on the horse." you heard the voice say. The same voice that said, "I see you." It hasn't known you long, but it knows you well. And you believe it because it does.

See you.

And so, you stand where you are. With feelings unresolved, but not unconquerable.

Eyes open. Heart willing. Still ready.

And you jump.

"Arrange whatever pieces come your way."
Virginia Woolf