What might it take

What might it take

To know my soul?

To trust its truth?

To find ways to improve the joy I feel

On any day

By pulling my energy away

From the empty hurting places?

Could it be this desire for love

Also speaks at times

About the distance I feel

From my inner self

From self compassion

Respect and approval

Inner self talk so often led for me to shame

And sadly I shamed you too

But these days maybe I am finding another way

I need this time to sing and dance

To create and play

And to taste the delight of simple things

Sunlight on my face

A soft warm embrace with my fur buddy

Too long it seems I longed for you to see me

And when you do it is sweet

But really I would rather this

To feel whole inside

To no longer be hiding

The true roots of my painful feelings

From my self