Luctor et Emergo
 
If you cut away a chrysalis
or help a bird out of its shell
they will never be able to fly.
 
the act of striving
to emerge from crystal encasement,
and break apart the walls of your old self
 
is necessary
to find your wings 
 
to deprive of struggle
is to deprive of flight
and the creature you are to become
after emerging on the other side
 
L U C T O R  E T  E M E R G O
Latin; I struggle and emerge
 
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Luctor et Emergo
graphite 
15 x 15”
2022