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.