Child Within Poem

By Sue Ellson

 

The child within
Is not full of sin
The child within
Can begin again

 

With compassion
With care
With love
With trust
To turn away
From the murky dust

 

Of shame
Of pain
Of loss
Of heartache
To turn towards
A new daybreak

 

Safe to grow
Safe to explore
Safe to release
Safe to adore
The child within
Can begin again

 

On the journey of life, I have met so many people who have had a difficult childhood. When I hear their stories, I wonder to myself, ‘How can they heal their own inner child?’ I am not a psychologist and I can’t help with the tools and techniques, but as a poet, I want to acknowledge the challenge of ‘re-parenting’ one’s own inner child and making sense of the world from an adult perspective, when during childhood, there was only a child’s limited perspective. It doesn’t justify anything, but it can sometimes lead to understanding some things (because when you are older, you can see different points of view). Self love can be difficult. Self compassion is essential. Today, I would simply like to acknowledge the brave souls who are willing to go through the shame, pain, loss and heartache and do what it takes to begin again and find what is truly within. With love, Sue Ellson 🙂

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