A New Hope

A young lady I am working with as a client wrote the poem below.  With her permission, I am sharing it.  I believe it can be an encouragement.  

She recently was inspired to write this from the perspective of her future self speaking to her past self.  She is speaking to herself during a time in her life where she shared with me she was feeling hopeless and suicidal.  

"A New Hope" 

I caught you 
when you took 
that last step 
when the soles 
of your feet were 
firmly planted 
on shaky steal beams. 

feet were made 
for the ground,
you know, 
but for months now 
you have found 
no ground
and your eyes are tired 
of seeking what 
cannot be found.

solid ground

your feet want 
solid ground 
your hands want 
solid ground
your heart and your head want 
solid ground 
you 
want solid ground 
but everything 
in this earth 
has convinced 
you 
that there is no such thing. 

so here you are
one step away
from falling into 
a future 
you think is 
inevitable. 

feet were not made 
to walk on water, 
you know.
nor is water a 
proper place 
to bury a life.
yet here you are

by cowardice or 
maybe courage
trying to take 
the last step 
into a future 
you 
were not ordained to have. 

that's when I found you 
and caught you 

now look at me
look into my eyes and see
the future I have lived

look into my eyes and see 
the reflection of the faces
of the little children 
you will love every Sunday.

and the friends you will meet.

and the fellow humans you
will share tears with 
for their good.

look at 
you 
murmuring prayers 
of faith and hope 
for your fellow man 

and the souls 
you 
will lead to Jesus 
who you 
will hear say, 
"God is good" 

look at you sharing a smile 
with your sister 
and a nap 
with your mother.

look and see the eyes 
of your husband 
as he stands at the altar 
holding your hand 

and your baby 
gently wrapped
in your 
reboso 
tightly knitted to your chest.

I see 
streams of water
flow from your eyes
as you take 
a step back 
and your feet touch 
the solid ground 
beneath you.

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