To Heal With Gold

To heal with gold By Michelle Morris 08/12/2022 I felt your brokenness When you came near Your light had flickered And died a little The death of a child Is the Universe's pain For each little soul Means more heartbreak I sit next to you Give you a hug Encourage you to Love yourself For that guilt you carry Like a proud mantle Is becoming an anchor Around your sanity You need space and time To grieve and feel You need to process This emotional reel I will be here for you Every night and day I will help you always In any possible way And slowly the embers Will ignite and glow Your flame will burn And you will know You're healing now The mantle is shattered No guilt or darkness You feel lighter and happier You'll never forget That little one You'll always have Their loving aura With you eternally In your heart and soul They are connected And help you grow But the visceral pain Fades to scars That forever mark Your faithful heart And the burning light In your soul Helps cleanse those wounds To heal with gold Kintsugi* those cracks To seal them with hope Much love and light Forever golden © Michelle Morris, 2022 * Kintsugi means "to join with gold" or "golden joinery", which comes from the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold. I've taken poetic license to broaden this to mean "to heal with gold".