I’m sorry that your dream slipped away
And that one by one each of them disappeared
I’m sorry that things didn’t work out as you hoped
I’m sorry that apathy now resides where hope lived
It feels so cold and damp
I’m sorry for the loss of warmth
I’m sorry that there is no longer possibility
Each carefully constructed plan has been shattered
I wish it was different
I wish you felt differently
I wish that the pain would abate
Take comfort that there are others
Others who feel exactly as you do
Those who sink into a depression after every pregnancy announcement
Or who’s throat clenches at each cancer diagnosis
Countless victims who feel re-assualted by the Me Too movement
Or who’s tendencies flare up by each suicide
I’m sorry that the white picket fence was never built
Or that the man of your dreams never materialized
I’m sorry that life is just so damn hard
And that it just keeps getting harder
I’m sorry that the wins are so few and far between
And so small when they do come
I’m sorry that life has treated you so harshly
I’m sorry that friends and fathers and lovers have been cruel
To all the girls who feel lost
Lost in this new reality
A reality that wasn’t chosen
Or dreamt of
However……I MUST say, I marvel at your grace
My how delicately you still move through this world. Such elegance remains.
I’m in awe of your willingness to keep going
Despite it all
What a testament
A testament of Y O U
Of your strength
Of your courage
All that you are
All that you have been and all that you will be.

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