This is the Unraveling by Emily Allison

This is the Unraveling

Emily Allison

“These poems are my heart in words: the good days, the not-so-good days, the wondering, the hoping, the waiting, the finding.

The gift of unraveling.

I wanted to share them in hopes that I might help someone else who might be searching too, for those who may have lost their way over time and need help finding their way back. They may find their own amazing strength through the journey.” - From the introduction of This is the Unraveling.

Allison is a photographer whose gentle eye and artistic touch ease the soul while she captures the simple and ponignet in her world. She pairs her photos with her soft and loving poems, like the edges of her photos. She explores love, grief, doubt and more. Her meditative poems seek to find resolve and peace.

To all the girls … who tamed their wild …

and to the girls who once breathed fire …

to the girls who found refuge among the moon and the stars …

and to the girls who learned to play nice …

to the girls who begged their anger to be quiet …

and to the girls who dimmed their light …

ignite a match, bury your doubt, burn it all to the ground …

and always remember, you were never the damsel, but always the dragon.

Poem by Emily Allison

Available at withlovefromemmy.com.