Embrace

embrace yourself as you are
vow to do so
not because you think you have to
not because you think you have try to heal
not because you think you have to declare yourself one day

embrace yourself as you are
because deep down
you know
it's the promise life made
when it made you
the seal set upon your heart
as a token of belonging
the seal set upon your arm
so you may dip your quill
into the fountain
of limitless love
to make visible
the vast and tender sounds
of holding

von Anette Kappes