Whispered Wanderings

Cowering from the booming voice
and what usually comes next:
The body will remember.

Words that scorch and minimize
a delicate and sensitive child:
The mind will remember.

Being made to feel less-than
always knowing she’s not enough:
The soul will remember.

And then one day
she’ll discover the love inside her and she’ll know:
That only the heart can forgive.

klm
2/4/24