Reborn: The Poem I Wrote When I Knew She Was The One
- Leon Gregori
- 7 hours ago
- 3 min read
This poem forms part of my Aftermath collection, poetry written after meeting Jenn, where love, reflection, and emotional clarity began to replace chaos.
There are times in life when things aren't just different; they are different. They show a change... a quiet turning point where the old fades away and the new begins to take shape.
"Reborn" was written just three days after Jenn and I became official. Looking back, it still feels like a dream. Hard to believe it was 7 years ago now!
I had just gotten home from work at the time the inspiration hit me with this poem. I was standing in the bathroom and washing my hands when I was overcome with a realization... a revelation. A feeling I embraced with open arms.
After two hard years of being in the dark, I knew I had found her. I had found the one. And even more than that, I had found myself again.
Before Jenn, life felt cold. Just the daily routine grind. I was moving, but not really going anywhere. Hope was there, but it was distant, like something I remembered rather than something I felt.
Then she came into my life, and everything changed.
This poem is the moment that change began. The shedding of my past, the fast release of everything that weighed me down, and the first step into something brighter. It reflects that instant where I realized I was no longer who I was… and the start of who I was to become.
As I’ve explored throughout my debut poetry book, Out of the Shadows, growth often comes from dismantling who we were, to rediscover who we are meant to be
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Reborn
Washing my arms
Of the day away
Rinsing my hands
Shedding my skin away
The slippery slope
As the water slides
Shoots for the drain
And from my eyes
Disappears away
Only memory now
I pause for breath
I make a sound
Spark off a frown
End with a smile
Shake my head
Take a bow
All the while
The night ticks by
So I've got to go
I've got to fly
Gone is the armor
The crackled layer
Now I'm fresh
I'm a new player
My past day is done
Over and gone
I leave the moment
With the light on
Stepping away
And into unknown
Ready for
My mind to be blown
My arms are strong
New skin has formed
I follow the path
To being reborn
© Leon Gregori 2026
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About Leon Gregori
I've been writing poetry since my mid-teens and find it natural to express myself through words. My long-form content focuses on themes of heartbreak and life.
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