Artwork by Lauren Robin

This is a message of hope
For the broken and the broken hearted
There is light
Not just at the end of the tunnel

We are elastic and permeable
And changing
We are made up of much stronger stuff
Than the ghosts of doubt and disappointment

Our cuts and bruises heal
And our scars stick around to remind us
To tread carefully
But tread we must

There is light fighting its way through the cracks
Of seemingly impenetrable walls
Seeking out the glimmer deep within us
Like a mother to her long lost child

There are promises of love and of faithfulness
Of picket fences and doggy doors
Promises of waking up to crumpled sheets and warm bodies
And sunlight filtering through white linen curtains

We will rise tomorrow
And rise again the day after that
Until our feet painlessly touch the floor beneath us
And the smiles on our faces reach our souls.

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Poem by Irene Eltham

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