Poem: Dear Wounded Inner Child

Dear wounded inner child,
You are not your pain
You are not your deeds
You didn't plant the seeds 

You cried out and no one came
You felt that you were to blame
So you went through life 
walking with your head down in shame
all the while trying to hide the pain

Again I say to you inner child 
You are not your pain
You are not your deeds
You didn't plant the seeds  

Stop the shame and forget the blame
Heal your heart and start anew 
because you have to see life through 
to get to the better part of you

Stand tall in your power and never cower 
For you are have freed yourself from the pain 
that chained you to the memory 
of the day you lost your power

Rejoice in the knowing that you are ever growing   
but don't regain your power by hurting others
Instead, reclaim your power by helping others heal
Leave this Earth with a smile like a child
all the while knowing that your inner child has been healed

By Brenda Fields

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