It can take courage
To let people know
They've wronged us
But sometimes
It takes
Even more courage
To let our hurts
Go
Reason being
That to let
Other people
Off the hook
Requires complete
And total
Faith
In ourselves
Faith
In the possibility
That our future
Will in no way
Resemble our past
Faith
That we
And we alone
Are enough
It’s often much easier
To hold on
To the story
Even though
It no longer
Serves us
It’s often
More comfortable
To stay
With what
Is known
That to surrender
To the unknown
We often
Tell ourselves
A story
About how ONE day
We’ll make the change
How one day
We’ll make the shift
One day
Just as soon
As we "feel" ready
But for most people
That one day
Turns into many days
Many years
Many decades
And we find
Ourselves
Still here
Still waiting
Still telling our story
The SAME story
To whoever will listen
Often this story
Is a story
From long, long ago
Often it involves people
Who are no longer here
In a physical body
I'm not writing this
To bring you down
I want you to know
Your pain is valid
And your story is real
But you still
Get to
Make a decision
A decision that says
From this second on
You’re going to say
Goodbye
To the old story
And that you’re going
To write a new one
To take its place
You can thank your story
For it has kept you safe
All these years
But you no longer need
Your story
Because now
You have You
Now you can rely
On You
Yes YOU
Can count on You
I promise you
No matter what anybody
May have told you
No matter what
You may have been through
You can learn
To trust yourself
Again
You have the courage
To let your hurts go
To let your story go
You haven't missed anything
Your story has served
Its purpose
It's safe to let it go
You - even without your hurts
Even without your story
Are enough
Joy is your natural state
It’s time for you to remember
To our collective growth,
Tara x
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