Pain, I make a home for you

Pain

When I open my heart to welcome you in

I say to myself and to my soul

I want to know who you are and what you really feel

I will not ignore your cries any more

I will not invalidate or undermine your truth

Hard as it is at times

Pain

When I say to you

Welcome

There is a place for you here

You turn from a restless frustrated angry thing

And you lay your heavy burden at my feet

Like a distressed animal I comfort you

And tend your wounds

With my healing acceptance

I say to you there is love here for you

And I will not longer make of you

A vagabond

A lost wanderer

A stranger

Pain when I give you a place

And allow you to show your face

You make me a richer deeper truer human than I was

And in time you surrender your hold

For in being heard and loved

You can be let go

Surrendered

Released