Letting go

The body never fails to let us know

time moves in a forward motion

Never giving pause to the effect

the matter that will simply be

The mind, however may decline the invitation

the value of which strains at the seams of validation

Memories posing as a seductive comforter

Bittersweet transformation the final goodbye

laying aside the piece that no longer fits

Gratitude may be found in the service

The interchange is within sight

signals now flash at a lighter state

Encompassing all that was in progressive minds

looking forward, greetings to the new day

-Camille Delaquise

This poem appears in Behind the Facade, Camille’s debut contemporary poetry collection. Letting go speaks to the quiet grace of release — acknowledging that while the body accepts change, the mind must learn to loosen its hold on what no longer belongs in order to welcome renewal.

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