Self Portrait

I looked at myself in the mirror,

Felt grateful for who I am.

Gave space for my inner child to be reborn;

She’s in safe hands.

It’s a blessing to feel deeply,

And I trust that she knows.

The scars on her wrist are proof:

Hardships call for growth.

My soul is a good one; I hear it tell me this:

It’s okay to say goodbye to the places

You thought you’d always miss.

Change is terrifying, though it brings great comfort, too,

Showing you how far you’ve come,

And that you’re worthy of something new.

So I’m finally letting go

Of all the baggage I was carrying.

I gaze in awe at the wonder of me

And the person I’m becoming.

I lean out my window

For all the people who have hurt me,

Leaving it up to the stars

To take care of their healing.

Now, I finally love myself;

The friend stored deep within—

Something I can always count on,

Flowing gently in the wind.

The light’s reflection on glowing water,

The wisdom when I cry.

She’s the keeper of my secrets

And the wings of butterflies.

So here I am, flaws and all,

A blank canvas of opportunity,

Repainting the stories I’ve told myself,

Exchanging them for beauty.

Zoom out of my self-portrait,

And there I shall see

The frame that’s been there all along,

Surrounding all of me.