Regeneration

why are you

uncomfortable 

with your own gifts

loyalty and honor 

are not tedious 

they do not make you 

less of a warrior 

they do not 

dull your edges 

we live in a world

of hunters

who prey upon the weak

but it does not follow

that kindness 

is a form of weakness

it is my belief

that opening your heart 

takes a deal of courage

and letting the decades

roll over you 

without discarding 

the business of healing 

shows profound

strength

Knight of Wands from the Rider-Waite tarot deck