INNER HEALING HAS NO DEADLINE

To the girls and boys who stumble with
boulders on their shoulders and cuts hidden beneath sleeves:
I promise it gets better.
I fucking swear it does.
Allow no one to rush your healing. Let them be uncomfortable.
Take your time.
Crawl to healing waters if you have to.
Sit in your pain by the rivers of clear and evolution. You don't always have to explain.
The scars will fade. Your story never will.
The ache will decrease and your voice will fight
to be heard even if it has to leak from the sides of your lips. Your light will be irrepressible
and you'll smile genuinely.
I'm sure of it. Just hang on.