Every Part of You
I stand in the dark
At the side of your bed
Beckoning your anxiety away
Reassuring you
I’m here-
You’re safe
You’re loved
You’re not alone
Midnight hours tick away
The morning will soon greet us
I ask
Are you feeling sick
Hurt
Are you afraid
My questions are met with your silence
Left suspended in the air
You fall asleep
But not for long
Sleep never visits long
I’m at the front line
Fighting your silent war
A war-
Locked somewhere deep inside of you
Sometimes its not so silent
Its loud screams
Hiding in small, dark spaces
Hysteria
Head banging
Dangerous
Self harming
Eloping
Isolation
Sometimes there is no war
It’s Thomas the Train
Teddy
Giggles
Hugs
Silly sounds
Tricks
You wanting to hold my hand
No one said it would be easy
However,
It’s divine-
Every part of you
Written by, Margaret Edmundson
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