Tell me, again (13.05.21)

Wrote this on 13th May as I contemplated my clients and their many sufferings, and how I might help them. 

TELL ME, AGAIN.

Tell me, again,

The story of your pain,

The tale you have told many,

You fear you have no friends left.

Tell me, again, 

How they hit you, 

How with each beating they took something from you,

Leaving you cowering in fear, but raging inside. 

Tell me, again, 

How they screamed cruelty at you,

Words laden with venom that struck at your heart,

Leaving you dying slowly, but raging inside.

Tell me, again, 

How they saw you but you were never truly seen, 

How you passed each other like shadows in a dream,

Leaving you invisible to the world, but raging inside. 

Tell me, again,

How you spoke but were never really heard,

And your voice became silent as you held back your words,

Leaving you voiceless in a sea of noise, but raging inside. 

Tell me, again, 

How they said they'd always love you,

But they ran away when they saw you at your weakest,

Leaving you heartbroken and numb, but raging inside. 

Tell me, again, 

How much you loved them,

And begged them not to die but they did,

Leaving you behind without their tender touch, and raging inside. 

Tell me, again, 

How many have left you,

Tired too soon from being a pillar, from hearing your story,

Leaving you adrift on an ocean that threatens to drown you, raging inside. 

Tell me, again, 

How much you hate yourself,

Thinking you have failed to be somebody else,

Leaving your true self abandoned and unloved, and raging inside. 

Tell me, again, 

And I promise I will listen,

Over and over until the pain lessens,

And slowly I will help you find your way back home,

To your lonely self waiting to be loved, and the raging will subside. 

Tell me, again,

The story of your pain, 

The tale you have told many.

You need not fear I will leave you. 

Tell me, again.

Pavitar @ www.patientvoicessg.com

13/05/2021

Thanks for reading.