It Catches Me

It catches me
Off guard
To hear comments like
Now that this year is over
You can let it go
Move on

Spoken by kind people

Who don’t understand
That it can never just be
Let go
Cut loose
Never to be thought of again

No more than you can

Let go of
A piece of you
A heart
A soul

I don’t think

It is possible
Or wise
To let go
Of what has shaped you

These days

My efforts
Aren’t spent
Letting go
But holding close

Moving things around

In my soul
To create in myself
A safe place
Where pain can land

Because this thing

That has changed me
Must be
Given its space

Acknowledged

As a contributor
Uninvited
Yet still
Part of
Something
That makes me
Who I am

Artwork by the amazing Kelly Rae Roberts

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