It’s over now

And one by one I invited them in. The ones named fear, shame, guilt, anger, depression, self-loathing, worry and anxiety.  I called each one by name.  “Come in and rest”, I said, “It’s over now, you are safe”.

And then I turned my attention to the ones I call “me”. I lifted them from the floor, the suicide bed, from behind closed doors, and from that place of agony. “Come in and rest”, I said, “It’s over now, you are safe”.

And then I asked my soul to meet the ones I’ve loved and lost in that place where souls dance in perfect clarity. “I forgive you”, I said, “Come in and rest. It’s over now, you are safe”.

And I called them all together, fear and her friends, those I call “me”, and those I’ve loved and lost. And I thanked each one for coming into my life and teaching me how to be free. “Come in and rest” I said “it’s over now, you are safe”