Remind me when the shadows start to grow
As memories of a tortured past
Come calling
That I am alive here and now
In a present
Shining with light and opportunity
I know how impossible it is to forget
When triggers come
Recalling to mind
The full horror of all of it
The pain of the ones who turned a deaf ear
To the longing and pain and deepest truth
Of your struggling heart
The ones you treated you as though
You were an aberration
But please do not let them
Erase your spirit
Remember when you forget
How precious you are
That no one person’s opinion
Can ever be the final word
For who actually knows the truth of things?
I know for one
How wide open your heart is
How much you struggle to be real
But in a world the venerates pretence
How easy it is
To reject what people feel
Only judging in ignorance
But how will it help you
To become full of bitterness
If you can only
Cleave to innocence
Cleave to goodness
Cleave to love
You will find you are
One of the brightest stars that shines
And beauty peace and wisdom reside
When you trust the power of your heart
Rather than the confusion of your own
Or other’s distorted mind
Emerging From The Dark Night 