DEAR SOUL
I am so sorry...
I whispered wounds you didn't deserve,
Chose silence when you needed sound -
And now, the echo of my own neglect
Rings louder than any apology.
I didn't mean to hurt you,
But I did,
With every look away,
Every word unsaid,
Every moment I called you
"not enough."
I didn't see you -
Not truly.
I saw the flaws,
The mess,
The shame
And made them your name.
I turned the mirror toward the world
And hid you in the shadows
Where I thought you'd stay quiet.
I was wrong.
You weren't the flaw.
You were the fire -
Misunderstood only
Because I refused to stand in your light.
I kept you small
When you were made of stars.
I kept you hidden
When you were the treasure.
I was afraid of how bright you'd burn
If I let you be seen.
I looked down on you,
Not knowing it was me
I couldn't bear to face.
Now I see.
I see the child who waited.
The soul who stayed.
The truth I buried
Beneath performance and pretense.
You didn't need to change -
I needed to remember.
And now, I do.
You are safe with me now -
Safe in love,
Safe in truth,
Safe in the arms
Of the one who finally came home.
I'm sorry.
I love you.
I see you -
I recognise you,
And I vow to
Never leave you again.