Marinade
January 18, 2008Some days, she felt more raw than others, her whole being tenderized in a lightless bath of delicious waiting. A feast would begin soon, all chandeliers and heat and laughter and toasting, but until then, she had to remain content in the dark.
100 Proof 
Every beautiful butterfly comes out of a dark cocoon. In that darkness of waiting we find things we can not see but must come to know.
Kären, so true. It’s just hard, I think, to stay in that cocoon until it’s ready to give way to the new life.