authentic soul

I know who I am

And I know you judged me

Because you do not not know me

Deep inside my soul

I cried a lot of tears

A thousand times for struggling as I did

Why did I blame myself?

Perhaps because I was never allowed

to trust myself

And when power is stolen

So many things

Happening outside of our control

Make us ache

Sometimes my fear of you

Of who you say I am

Makes me terrified and small

Shrinking into myself I lose touch with the anger and fire

You told me was a sin

But really it was just my heart

Trying to make its truth known

Glimmers of hope are slowly arising

Out of the old broken places

And today when we spoke for hours

I imagined you and I as little children

Walking hand in hand

Soul sister

You get me in ways others do not

And with you I can count the cost of everything

And be heard

Do not give up the journey

Of seeking and finding yourself

And those who will love and accept you as you are

Even when the way gets so tough

As you crawl a long a torturous path

On bloody knees

Do not allow the spirit in you to stop fighting

Or seeking the light

Keep believing you will find the power

For when it starts to shatter the old containers

Your body will rip apart

But in truth

Out of that cleaving

Your authentic soul

Will be born