ONE
She sits quietly crying…
I look at her.
She hides her face….
I know why she cries….
She trembles and continues to cry…
I hold out my hand…
She glances up and says,
“Can I trust You?”
I sit quietly- contemplating her words…
I ask myself,
How had our friendship
come to this?
When we were both young,
We trusted each other
Implicitly…
Best friends with no secrets,
No tears, No harsh words,
No fears, No lies….
I nod my head “yes”….
With tears
still streaming down her face,
She tells me of all the times
she tried to talk to me,
to tell me how she felt,
and how I turned
and shut her out….
I listen as she continues to show me
Her pain…
With greater clarity
I see the profoundness
of my choices…
And, for a moment…
I hold regret….
I tell her how sorry I am
For causing so much pain…
Then, I recall
All that I have learned
And I say…
“Those past choices… I cannot
un-do…But what I can change
is now. And in my now choice
I choose to once again to unite our
Friendship, for together we are ONE…
As ONE we have greater clarity…
As ONE we stand tall…
As ONE we move boldly…
As ONE we love unconditionally…
As ONE we ARE ALL THAT IS….”
She looks at me and smiles…
And,
We embrace…
Together…
Forever….
My Inner Child and I.
~ Donice Valentine
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