For A Friend Who Has Forgotten

You are light within;

The darkness cannot touch

Unless invited.

Your heart, a fortress

Softened by the truth

Whispering

That you are more,

More than your worst decisions

Even oft repeated,

Oft regretted.

Your shame is a reminder

You know better,

You are better,

And you can be better–

But not all at once.

Be patient with your fire,

Though it may not be so bright;

Feed it when the sun sets

And when it rises

Be renewed.

For as it climbs,

So shall you;

For night must end

And shadows flee again.