Trauma

Hides in your body

unknowingly swallowed

And it finds some cozy,

Safe place to hide

A muscle or tendon

And you

Think you have gotten

Under

Or over

It,

But

You neglected the hardest part,

Going through the depths of yourself to purge it.

Find it there

Gather it up and hold it there

In love

In patience.

The tension has been there long

Allow it to be.

These parts of you long for love.

Set yourself free and gaze into yourself

Allowing your love to soften and release

Into the stillness,

One at a time,

Each piece that has planted itself in you out of fear.

And honor your path to healing

For it is yours alone.