at the forge

i have been pounded
and shaped 
and thrown into the fire

again and again

i have been reshaped
and smoothed
and revealed

so many have held the tongs
moving my body
my blade
in and out 
to the fire
to the water
to the anvil

but i am the blacksmith
i am the healer
the shaper
the one who knows that to reshape
you have to find the fire
you have to seek the water
you have to return to the forge

again and again

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