With the hot bath as a motivation,
Left her feeling awakened;
The water had hit her face like a reminder,
On her skin like a soothing balm,
As she was surrounded with an air of newness,
The time that had lurked in the shadows,
A time for firmness,
Gradually unfolding like a sunflower.

All dolled up in a red dress,
Already preened self in the mirror,
Engulfed with an aura of boldness;
She sashayed out of the house,
A proud grin playing on her face.

A cozy restaurant,
Atmosphere was set for this fated date,
Her dates were seated patiently,
She had called them upfront,
She'd have a date with her skeletons.

They had a brief but quiet lunch,
On the awaited dance floor, she'd taken them one at a time,
She'd learnt their names and strengths,
'Addiction, Cheating,Binge eating,...' the few she could recall,
A bundle of short, tall, ugly and cute 'beings',
She'd wanted to know why they came,
'Greed, Friends,Self loathe' ,
among the few things they mentioned.

Expelling them each from her presence,
After unravelling their secret doors,
A tough tussle with her demons over the coffee table,
She'd finally been left alone.

With the secret doors forever fixed,
Wrapped with an aura of newness,
Embraced her loving new self,
She sashayed back into the streets,
Brazen to conquer,
A smile of contentment illuminating her being.

© Chinnyfab