But, You’re Missing It All

You are so angry

Lashing out at everyone around you

Flailing extremities

Like a swinging coat of armor

A defense mechanism 

Protecting you from repeated harm 

From abandonment, disappointment,

Neglect and abuse

Tightly holding a thick cloak around your vulnerable heart

You spin the cycle forward, generation to generation

With sharp tones and clenched fists 

Spewing cold daggers into your children’s hearts

You do know the energy you put out is what comes back, right?

Do you have any idea what you’re missing?

I mean, you could be bathing in love!

Sharing deep intimate connections

Creating beautiful memories

Diving deep into this life, 

This one, precious, short, magnificent life

Choosing the path of healing is hard

Exposing all of that hurt, hurts

But letting those terrible wounds fester just keeps us in darkness

And there is so much light in life

But, you’re missing it all

Tend to your heart

Be kind to your soul

Your soul has so much more to give than this

Your soul has so much more to live than this