I Am the Blade

I am the blade.

These pages are my steel.

These words are my edge.

I hone my skills and sharpen my blade incessantly.

So that when the moment strikes, I will pierce all of your defenses effortlessly, as rice paper.

I will tear through layers of social conditioning, childhood trauma, cultural biases, and a plethora of falsehoods.

My unstoppable march will end when I hit the diamond in the center of your heart. The blade will smash on the surface and shatter into thousands of smithereens.

I hope the clang of my shattered steel will spark the light in your faded crystal, igniting your desire to act, change, and be your best self.

And you will rise again, unshackled at last.