encouraging a child

she took a child
who had been shut down by negativity
and reopened her dendrite highway
encouraging her to remember life
when she thought joy was a possibility
the child who had been afraid to tiptoe to the edge
was now able to kick off and fly into outer space
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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