WHEN YOU LET YOURSELF REMEMBER

WHEN YOU LET YOURSELF REMEMBER,
YOU KNOW WHY
YOU MADE THOSE ASSUMPTIONS
ABOUT THEM
THAT YOU DID
AND WROTE THEM OFF.

THEY ARE POISON FOR YOU.
LIKE THE SONG OF THE LORELEI--
THAT IF HARKENED TO
WILL LEAD YOU TO BE
TOSSED UPON THE ROCKS.

LEAVE THEM TO THEIR OWN DEVICES--
CONTINUE ON YOUR WAY,
NOT LOOKING BACK,
NOT DOUBTING
BECAUSE
YOU KNOW ...

SO LASH YOURSELF TIGHT
COVER YOUR EARS
AND SHUT YOUR EYES
MOVING THROUGH
THE TREACHEROUS WATERS
TO THE OTHER SIDE
FOR YOU HAVE TASKS TO ACCOMPLISH
AND PEOPLE TO LOVE
WHO NEED YOU
AND WHO LOVE YOU.

SO STEEL YOURSELF
AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF
BECAUSE YOU TRULY ARE A CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE
NO LESS THAN THE TREES AND THE STARS,
YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HERE ...
AND A RIGHT TO BE LOVED
FOR EXACTLY WHO YOU ARE
FOR EXACTLY THE WAY YOU ARE,
NO LESS.

AND I LOVE YOU--
THAT IS ENOUGH.