You did it!
Great job!
I’m proud of you!
A childhood empty of affirmations,
words non-existent,
replaced by silence
taking center stage.
The praises from parents,
a fantasy,
a shadow,
a mirage of the mind.
Neglect was reality,
struggling to not feel left behind,
abandoned,
unwanted,
oh how I wish I could hit rewind!
Replay life,
a do-over,
a mulligan,
and tell my child self,
“I’m loved!”,
“I’m wanted!”,
“I matter!”













