Beautiful Gift

It really was
Quite a beautiful gift
To have had
A sacred witness

Who honored
And validated
The deep pain
Ever present
In my life

But it was

A greater gift still
To wake up
And realize
That I
Am my own
Sacred
Witness

I have learned

How to honor
The pain
That I’m living

I have learned

How to validate
The hard journey
That I’m on

I have learned

To be
In awe
Of me

Who hurts deeply always

But moves forward with courage
And walks softly with grace