 know your little child is asking "Hold me, won't you please just hold me, can you see I need your arms your love to ease this sense of yearning That I cannot quell?" I see the anguish, fear, longing, flit across your face hide behind the dropping of your eyes from me to floor. I let you lead the way give you space to make your own decisions pace yourself according to your need and keep in check my own involuntary inclination to reach out little child crying from so deep and far away for mother-love, mother-arms, mother-safety, wondering how it feels to lie, a babe unfettered, freed from soft restriction of her infant clothing - spread in joyous, innocent abandonment - and safe in tiny sphere of total vulnerability I hear your muted whimper wav'ring plea to put in words your feelings, need, unsated longing, sense the bursting heartbeat in your frightened breast. ah - how should I calm your fear help you find safety treading tiptoe along fine lines between your trust and fear lest I intrude and violate integrity ? Silently I ask you not to fear and - Wait with you for elusive peace To S. 3/22/90 Goessoftly Retired Therapist www.goessoftlyishere.com (Permission for reprints is required)   | LOVE THE CHILD | YOU DO NOT KNOW ME | Contemplating Suicide | ON THE COUCH | Can you sit and do NOTHING ? | LOSS ( a friend) | The Emperor and Silence is a Vote | Two Poems | I MISS You,Friend | | THE HEALING PROCESS | DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER | POETRY | |
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