dear future healer,
healing starts with feeling.
feelings start with peeling
the layers of not-you
papier mache
collected on all of the days
you strived and worked and craved
the feeling of being: okay.
enough. worthy.
dear future healer,
you can start that feeling today.
dear future healer,
healing starts with feeling.
feelings might cause reeling
as you discover the decay
of pieces you thought you buried away.
dear future healer,
healing requires feeling.
even the ones that lead you astray
from bliss or joy or just okay.
healing requires feeling
all the shades of gray.
dear future healer,
remind your patients
and your patience:
healing is to trust
the sun will shine again, some day.