rise

watch her

as she walks across the room

do you see her slumped shoulders

the way her back curves

like the crescent moon

her pain etched into her very being

watch her move

her burdened limbs cutting

through the negative space

carving her story

that almost instantly vanishes into thin air

watch her sit

with a sigh as she relaxes 

into the couch 

disappearing into the cushions

her body dissolving into nothing

watch her

as she picks herself up

and pushes through the webs

the world has woven around her

watch her

watch her rise