Redemption

I have crossed the living river Styx

Backing away from the underworld

Navigating through outstretched arms

And clawing nails

And gaping mouths

And sinking mud

I have returned the coin placed in my mouth

To pay my way through the river hell

Leaving the shroud of death behind

I am not yet bound

I am not yet a bodyless soul

I am not yet said and done

I have fought my way back to the solid earth

Though the ground is still uncertain and strange

Feeling my way through the treacherous land

Living

Breathing

Being