A letter to our hurting parts

When it’s lonely

When it feels like everyone has it but you 

When you can’t see a way through 

When you want to retreat into the shadows

Disappear into the night

And blow out your own light 

When it hurts

When you’re confused and scared

When the vulnerability you’re craving just feels too bare

When it would be easier to perform 

To put on a show and feel less

To place your value in your hair and how you dress

When a smile and a laugh is what you think they really want

Yet there are parts inside of you that feel too dark

And the difference is too stark 

Can you turn toward yourself 

Be in your power, feel your brave 

The world will cut you down 

But it’s your heart you can save 

Keep even just a part of you in the light

Don’t sneak into the night

Honoring the dark inside of you will help you stay bright

Because your light will be a beacon

Calling in people in the same season

And finally you’ll have a reason

To be you

To trust you

To honor you

So when it’s lonely

When it feels like everyone has it but you 

When you can’t see a way through 

— I do