Rescue

Little child

You needed a home in my heart

I am sorry that for so so long

I could not give you one

It seems to me that for so many years

I was a tiny baby

In an adult’s body

Hungering for love

My cup was empty

And so I sought

Everywhere

And in so many very dark places

For love

But the mystery was

That that kind of hunger

Only left me wanting more

Or emptier than before

And since there was no adult showing up within

How could I ever give you a home inside this skin

And so I tried all I could to numb you out

To deny the truth

That no one could save you

But then today

I sat with you while you cried

And felt so forlorn

When clouds came

To blot out the sun

It felt like we were soon to be sucked back down

Into that dark and loveless place

Which defeats the dawn

But then from within

Came the loving Mum and Dad

It’s time to move this body they said

And so we ran

But not to run away

Only to reclaim true life

In all its full and icy vibrancy

And though the nasty demons whisper from the wings

“This is all escape”

We know it is not

No in fact

What it really is

Is

Rescue