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To My Inner Child

Stop running away

By Maryann SamrethPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
To My Inner Child
Photo by Rodolfo Sanches Carvalho on Unsplash

Sweet child

You are here to be loved

Do you understand

I know you are scared

Love is scary

When the love you only knew was unrequited

Unrequited love is not love

It’s not love because

Love is the essence of your very soul

You are made of love

You are composed of love

You embody love

Love is strength

Love is truths

Love is you

Sweet child

Don’t leave

Please stay

Please stay

To see the beauty happening next

When you keep your heart open

To the love you deserve

To the love meant for you

Because you deserve peace

Again

You deserve joy

Again

You deserve to bask in your presence

Again

Before the pain

Before the betrayal

Before the abandonment

Sweet child

Please stay

Not just for them

But for you

Stay for you to understand

And bask

In the life you finally deserve

It is here

It is for you

This gift

This bliss

This renewal

Of life is no longer waiting

It is here

It is yours

Take it

Keep it

Be it

Be the love you’ve always had

Be the love you’ve always held

Underneath those wounds of yours

Is your own love

So stay

Stay for me

Stay for you

Stay for us

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About the Creator

Maryann Samreth

Maryann Samreth is a trauma writing coach helping people write and publish their stories to amplify social impact. She is the podcast host of Mental Breakthrough.

Join her Women's Somatic Healing Workshop on 11/19 Here.

IG: @sincerelymissmary

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