"Acceptance of Ourselves"

 

It calls to us...

To be present in every moment of our life

It's easy to forget...

That once the heart gets too heavy with pain

Tears become silent

The flood buries us within....

Even in darkness there is existence

The far reaching numb comes close

To that which is held most sacred

There are attempts to lie to ourselves

An easy cover up...

A repetition unfortunately repeated

Attention is not love given...

Blind attachment is not connection...

Bare minimum is not effort...

And one sided interpretation is not fact...

It's an act of war...

The story comes in the telling

Each day present

Not buried with the past

Reflections force us to look within

Layers and experiences build us

And those emotions embraced can strip us bare...

The very best only comes when we have seen the very worst

As we become the difference

Alert and focused at every turn

Even in mistakes and wounds

There is truth in love...

And honesty in weakness...

The savior comes from within

Its acceptance of ourselves

With these lessons learned

In the process of changing.

© 2021