beautiful giants

wisdom words

BEAUTIFUL GIANTS

last night
i watched my parents 
for the first time
in a different light

i saw them fill with joy
like i haven’t before let myself see

glowing, generous
beautiful giants

i let myself see the flaws
i couldn’t let myself see before 
i took them in - imperfect superhumans

i let myself feel free
to see
where i come from

who am i not to be like them, i wonder.

if this is the rich soil 
of my own becoming
might i be something
of a beautiful giant too?

might i be free 
to become
the beautiful giant
i was born to be?