Identity
Reflection & Context
This piece was written from the moment when life and death stood face to face, and surrender became the only language left. It comes from the season of hearing impossible news, being asked to make unbearable decisions, and discovering that love can stretch a soul beyond what it ever thought it could endure.
It traces the transformation that happens when fear gives way to faith, when a mother’s desperation meets God’s mercy, and when survival is no longer just physical but spiritual. This is not a story of easy belief—it is the testimony of a heart that had to choose between collapsing under grief or releasing control and trusting God with everything.
At its core, this poem is about how love—especially the love between a mother and child—can become the doorway through which surrender, forgiveness, and deep faith are born. It marks the moment when breath was returned, when hope outlived prognosis, and when a life was forever changed by the miracle of staying.
Reflection Prompt
What moment in your life forced you to release control and fully surrender?
Where have you seen love carry you through what you could not survive on your own?
Original Performance
This piece was originally performed as part of the Lips & Poetry series, where spoken word is paired with live lip design. As the poem unfolds, the visual art is created in real time, with the final design revealed at the end—mirroring the way beauty and meaning emerge through surrender.