Walk gently
Live open
Without fear
Despite all
That
I
Have been through
Have been through
But
on this day
I stop
I let myself remember
All of it
Every painful detail
On this day
I allow myself
To feel
The full depth
Of what
I lived through
I stop
I let myself remember
All of it
Every painful detail
On this day
I allow myself
To feel
The full depth
Of what
I lived through
I
do this
To honor
Me
To show my pain
Well deserved
Respect
To honor
Me
To show my pain
Well deserved
Respect
I
do this
Because I survived
The unthinkable
I did that
I made it
And while I’m
Not one
To sit and dwell
This day
Is sacred
Set aside
Because I survived
The unthinkable
I did that
I made it
And while I’m
Not one
To sit and dwell
This day
Is sacred
Set aside
To
let myself
Remember
The pain
A difficult practice
Remember
The pain
A difficult practice
Perfected
in solitude
That also
That also
Reminds
me clearly
Of my strength
Of my strength