aujourd'hui, elle est forte

today i crawl out of bed and punch the alarm clock.
today i get ready and leave the house in 40 minutes flat.
today i wear a purple dress and a purple ring.
today i wear The Necklace.

today i take the fax speed dials by storm.
today i move in a fury of energy.
today i take the stairs two at a time.

today i am Marion Cotillard for Dior,
planted on la Tour Eiffel in stilettos.
today i am above the city, above the world,
pushing off from the iron structures,
feminine, fearless, unattached.

today i remember those words
and turn them over in my mind like a grain of sand:
but no matter WHAT you do,
you are not in control of who you become.
you have entrusted all manner of growth to God.
(spoken truly and lovingly
by a true lover of my soul, candace ruth.)

alors, aujourd'hui, elle est forte . . . elle est moi.
hier est passe.
demain, ne personne sait.
mais aujourd'hui ---
aujourd'hui,
je suis et je peux.
je suffis.