how are you, healer?

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.