open the door

this mess these words these jumbled thoughts/bouncing off the corners of my mind I guess/they’re racing to break free like birds locked in a cage/enraged because that’s not where they’re supposed to be/I’m still not sure what happens when I open up this door/but I am sure it will be breathtaking to see.

From Drowning Back to Life by Elise Emersyn, launching on Amazon this November, 2018.