See the big deep eyes
Staring back at you?
The centered nose
Trying not to sniffle?
The pouty lips
Wanting not to give it all away?
Ever said,
“Cry its OK”
To that face in the mirror?
Standing apart from the form of myself
Separating from the pain
Allowing the play to unfold
I watch,
I acknowledge,
I comfort
Myself.
How?
By saying
To the face in the mirror
“I love you”
From deep within
Comes a Knowing
I am not my pain,
I am not my circumstances,
I am not the labels.
So I say, to the one
That no one else sees
And the one that looks right back into me,
I do
I do
I do love you!
The Reluctant Poet 
Thank you my friend 🙏♥️🙏
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