shedding skins

everyday

we're new. we're born

again.

we shed our skins,

shake

off the dust

and grime

of yesterday,

cleanse

ourselves

from

the endless ravages

of sin.

we put our boots

on.

we go on with our

lives.

with or without love,

we find

daylight,

we find joy, we find

ourselves

in surrender

to a higher power,

to the kindness and compassion

of the Lord

above.