You said

Love must rain down on this tormented soul

Because it is parched

And dried out from lack of care

You said

Its time you treated yourself so much better than you were treated in the past

And most of all let yourself need

What you were never allowed to want or need before

You said

When you can sense your own and other’s silent pain and respond with love

You are well on the road to recovery

In learning to hold your own heart tenderly

You made progress

And your soul softened

As your body relaxed into a full breath

And with this breath you felt your body

Filling with light and life

So long denied

Due to insecurity

Due to fear