I have no interest in dating or lovers
I think that part of me might be dead
At least I cannot feel anything where that want should be
It is a dead zone in my chest
A hollow place
A salted field that cannot grow life
I have too much healing to do
So much work to do
I need to learn how to TRUST myself again
How to LOVE myself again
How to BE myself again
Now is the time for quiet
The time to feel complicated feelings
Listen to the whispers of a broken heart
A disillusioned spirit
The time to grieve shattered dreams
Relinquished hopes
And lost futures
When the processing is complete
The healing well advanced
The distrust subsided
We'll see where I am
What I want
What I need
Who I am
-gws
Tag: Healing
Unfolding
I used to try to force my day to unfold according to my will.
Now, I try to allow the will of the day to unfold me.
-gws
Rivers
I have cried rivers
To cleanse my heart
Of the goods and bads of you
In those waters
I finally see my own reflection
Haloed in sunlight
Instead of your shadow
-gws
I Was You Yesterday
I was you yesterday
Broken down and broken hearted
Today, I begin my ascent with the dawn
And tomorrow, so can you
-gws
Whole Again
I’m learning how to experience joy without
my broken heart fearing that the experience will be taken from me before I can feel it fully
To feel the elation without it immediately triggering tears of mourning
It’s difficult and beautiful learning how to become whole again
-gws
Wounded Not Broken
You are not broken You are wounded Broken things have damage That can only be repaired They are forever left weakened And will always be at risk Of the repair failing one day Wounded things can heal If you tend them gently and well Wounds knit and the scar tissue makes them stronger Wounds stretch and though they may ache from time to time They will strengthen Though forever altered Healing makes the wound whole again So you, too, will stretch and strengthen You will grow stronger The wound cannot be unmade And its scar will be a landmark upon you Reminding you that you survived And you became stronger for it Be gentle with your self judgment You are wounded Not at all broken And you can and will heal With patience, time, and tender care -gws