With my very breath

When I came to your room

Your hands were shaking

And my heart was breaking

As I watched you pick up the phone

The vulnerablity that I see written all over you

Would not hurt as much

If I did not know

How it came so much out of

Being shamed

And made to feel you were never beautiful enough for this world

As I held you and you wrung your hands

You said

I just want to find a corner

To curl up in and go to sleep

And then I could do nothing but cry

You believe you are not beautiful

And that no one could love you again

After he left you

For someone so much younger

Its so hard to feel so alone

But I also see the strength it takes to feel all of this

To have no barriers left

And I only wish

With my very breath

I could give the life and fire back to you

Sister oh my sister

I see you so beaten down

And I listen as you tell me

All the ways they are invalidating you now

Puffing up on their power

Projecting their weaker self

And I wish I could heal it for you

Or leave you with a warrior

Who would close the door

On all those voice that devalue you

But all I can do is bear witness

And pray that my heart is strong enough

To stand by

And hope in time

You begin to see the mistake and lies

In all of this

Soul destroying

Self abnegation