I see your pain

It sweeps over me

It connects somewhere deep

In a place I’ve yet taken time to go

To truly know

And yet this place

That holds my truth

Patiently waits and speaks

Quietly in times of stillness

Waiting for me to be brave

For me to feel

I see your pain

It holds onto me

I stand frozen 

Knowing all too well I can not heal

For others what they can not see

So I take a breath

And close my eyes 

Stepping into the space

Where my heart breaks

Slowing moving forward

Letting the light in

And maybe someday 

You can follow

A lightened path created 

From a spark deep within

Brought forward 

Because of the love

That nurtured my courage 

And urged me forward

A love not meant to stay

To suffer alone

And feel your pain