THE PASSAGE TO FLIGHT
Every emotion
is a wing in disguise.
Anger — a storm wind.
In its gusts,
it fuels the courage to act,
the strength to rise.
Grief — a silent teacher.
It folds us inward,
presses us to the earth,
makes us kneel.
In its weight we learn how to bow,
and how to rise again
on wings of remembrance.
Love is already a wing —
It lifts everything it touches,
carrying us
beyond ourselves.
Fear, when faced,
sharpens the senses —
a vigilance that, once softened,
becomes clarity,
guiding us toward
where we must go.
To feel deeply
is to find the wings within.
Moving through feelings
until they soften into light —
that is
the passage to flight.
