It took a while

It took a while for her to look all that trauma, fear and pain 
Took a while for her to see she must feel and own it
It took time to see all the ways she sabotaged her own dreams
Took a while to realize she was killing herself. ..
Slowly. ...painfully. ...meticulously. ....
Took a while to see all the grey she was settling for
All the things she was missing
Took a while to breathe again.....
But once she began to make that turn
Once she began to see the patterns
Once they began to make sense. ..
The whole forest began to celebrate
For they knew ......she was healing
They knew there was no going back
The Goddess was regaining her power....
And everything was about to change