hallowedbecastiel:

When the world hands you a knife,
you dance wild on the edge,
and you are something brave
and you are something miraculous,
and the earth trembles beneath you.

Welcome to the sharpness,
to the era of nails and teeth,
all dug bloody into your shoulders,
all dug broken into your wrists.

Welcome to the trial of gentleness,
to the eternal scraping for softness,
where you feel kindness in your bloodstream,
where you taste tenderness in your mouth.

When the world hands you a knife,
you open your hands and watch it fall,
and you are something glorious
and you are something alive,
and the sky sings your name.
– Emily Palermo, The On-Going War

Sam Winchester Graphic Challenge
hallowedbecastiel vs. ruedesarchives
prompt: Emily Palermo, The On-Going War