Reflected

As I read the words of a skinny girl My tears fell to the page Pain and hope interspersed A woman who wanted change I saw her reflection in my mirror She was most certainly there A spirit of substance Calling from a distance I could not help but be aware I ran my mind Through her words I danced along each note Her spirit gifted with distinction Raised a lump inside my throat I reached across the ocean Of the tears that had been shed Thankful for such honesty In the words that I read Images of substance That made me so aware She is not invisible I can see her standing there We humans all struggle In our own different ways We live in broken moments Trapped in our yesterdays Heading towards horizons On the wings of pain Sometimes flying in circles Over and over again Still Within life's dance We struggle and we strive Grasping for pieces of happy Music to make us feel alive We are partially broken Desiring to be whole Reaching out with our words In hopes of healing our soul When we get weary of trying Jesus holds out his hand The One who knows and formed us is the One who understands He desires to protect and remove us from all harm If like a child we run to Him He will wrap us in loving arms After Reading Katie Pukash's poem "Skinny Girl Wants More" that She entered in my Girl Rising Contest I had to find out who wrote it. This is an exceptional and expressive piece of work. Normaly I would not comment on a piece or look up the author but this poem demanded my attention. Thanks Katie for this honest and emotionally relevant piece of work.