Reflections

(Closing lines inspired by Jason Gray's song "Becoming")

It’s okay to not feel so intensely anymore

It’s okay that you’ve forgotten 

There’s a lot you still remember 

It’s good to revisit where you’ve been 

All that you’ve gone through 

So don’t dismiss the journey 

It may be good now 

Don’t be afraid that some things 

Are better now than they used to be 

You are free to be grateful 

You are free to enjoy this moment 

Even though it used to be so bad 

It’s good now 

And it’s likely to get bad again 

We’re all imperfect beings

Who are likely to hurt and be hurt

One too many times over

Having forgotten the pain 

and the intensity of emotion 

is also acceptable 

A positive sign, perhaps 

But don’t forget 

The One who walked with you 

Through it all 

Our days build up 

Our relationships too 

Through the mundane and the pain 

He is in every moment 

The ones that you remember 

And the ones that you forget 

He holds it all 

You move one step forward 

And two steps back 

But maybe that’s what growing means

Maybe that’s what progress is

So far from where I was 

So far from where I want to be  

(27/09/22)