I need you to hear me right now,
Not the part of you that is strong,
Not the part of you that has learned to keep moving.
I'm talking to the little girl,
The one you tucked away,
The one you told to be quiet so you could survive.
I see her.
What happened to you was not your fault.
I know someone may have told you differently.
I know your body may have been used before you even understood what your body was.
And I know you have been carrying that in places words can barely reach.
You don't have to explain it today.
You don't have to name it if you're not ready.
Perform your healing for anyone not today You are allowed to just be here exactly as you are exactly as broken or whole or Somewhere in between as you feel right now This is not a space that will rush you This is not a space that will ask you to get over it This is a space that will simply say,
I believe you.
I see you.
What was done to you was wrong.
Full stop.
You were a child.
You deserved protection.
You deserved safety.
You deserve to be held with gentleness and care and love.
You didn't get that.
That is not a reflection of your worth that is a wound and wounds real wounds need real tenderness not pressure not timelines not someone telling you you should be further along by now just tenderness So here is what I want you to know.
You survived something that was never supposed to happen to you.
And the fact that you are still here,
Still breathing,
Still searching for something that feels like peace.
That is not weakness.
That is one of the most profound acts of courage I have ever witnessed.
You didn't give up.
Give up on yourself,
Even when you wanted to,
Even when it would have been easier.
Some part of you,
That little girl,
Kept looking for the light,
And she found her way here,
To this moment.
To these words,
To this breath.
You don't have to heal today.
You just have to stay.
Stay here.
Stay soft with yourself.
Stay open to the possibility that you deserve more than what was given to you.
Because you do.
You always did.
I see you.
I hold space for you.
I believe every word of your story.
And I am so deeply glad that you are staying.
Here.
You are held.
You are safe now.
You are loved.