Something was teeming on the horizon
Beckoning me to come close
Calling me to be a part of it.
At first I ignored it
And pretended like I could not hear it
But
Its force was too great to be overlooked
Its call was too loud to be forsaken.

So I tiptoed to see what it was
I stood on the edge
Hovered on the periphery
Gazing from the brink
Then
I saw what it was and I ran
I saw what it was and I tried to hide
But the more I ran
The more it gained ground
The more I hid
The more it sought me.
The more I resisted it
The more it clung to me.

So
I surrendered
I yielded
I allowed it to knock me with its force
I allowed it to sweep me with its flow.
I surrendered and I watched
I watched as its painful current
Broke my walls
Tore my defences
Ripped my insides
Shook my core
And caused me to feel a deep hollow.

Just when I thought I was at my wits end
And I thought it would never end
It began to fill me up
I watched as
It began to rebuild me
But
This time it built me stronger
This time it built me wiser
This time it built me braver.

Then
It said
It is time
It is time for you to be
It is time for you to become
It is time for you to bring forth.

So
The tide ebbed and the waves pushed back
And it left me feeling different and whole
But
Before it went, it whispered to me
I would be back.

When you have outgrown this time
When it’s time for you to come up higher
When it’s time for you to move on upward and forward
I would be back
And we would do this dance again
Only next time you would have learnt to dance better
You would have learnt to bend to my force without breaking
So see you next time
I would definitely be back
Because
I am inevitable
I am constant
I am change
I am GROWTH.