GoodBye

goodbye

i
admire your strength

to
speak out with bold honesty

you
tell of experience

showing
scars

you
paint your past as dark

but
the heron there is you

in
real beauty

your
voice is kind with compassion

understanding
cushions the reality of pain

in
which many of us carry

i
am pleased you have chosen

to
share and help

how
you have changed from survivorship

to
really living

you
express what we feel

with
out the fear of actions and words

your
strength is amazing

you
have traveled so far

thanks
for reaching out

speaking,
sharing

what
we all feel.