Part 3

Time has come

for that part of her

so long hidden

to come forth.

To find within

the ability to forgive.

Forgive herself

for not believing,

for denying,

for crushing her own dreams.

To find within

the ability to love herself.

To care for herself.

To heal herself.

She kneels,

head bowed,

ready to begin.

And within

the chest stirs the heart

the innocence of a child.

©Jay-lyn Doerksen

January 14/18