Just 1 Picture: Cathleen Delia Mulrooney

Bottomed out, lost beneath, gravitational pull breaking a fierce longing for flight.

Deep breath—momentary pause—sinking into earth, acceptance.

This dark place is where my roots are.

From the shadows & substance of right here, right now, 

I can look up to see the blue promise of sky…aloft.

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Cathleen Delia Mulrooney is a writer, teacher, and editor. Her poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and reviews have appeared in a variety of online and print publications. She is Editor of the Columns Department for Literary Mama Magazine and participates in a personal daily photo project.  To connect or read more of her writing, visit her website.