You are no stranger
To knowing how it feels
To have your heart torn open
And broken again
To have longed for a soft and present friend
To hold your hand in the darkness
And so now it is you must enter this place
Again
And be the best friend to yourself
As you can
Amidst the disappointment stones and suffering
Do not let it twist and turn too long
This old and deep oh so familiar pain
Of loneliness
But open your heart
Fully as the angels said
To feel the deepest need of humans
That longing be seen and loved and held
Treated kindly, with tenderness, ompassion and empathy
As another living soul’s
Best friend
Emerging From The Dark Night 