Showing posts with label poem about mourning and letting go so you can move forward. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poem about mourning and letting go so you can move forward. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Stones in Your Shoe

I beg you leave the stones that rattle in your shoes here upon this doorstep.
I beg you slip off your shoes and breathe.
I beg you step through the door into a lighter atmosphere.

I beg you know that someone understands, that someone would walk with you
in those very same shoes
with those very same stones
I beg you know that someone understands, that someone would sit with you
upon that very same doorstep
emptying those very same stones
I beg you know that someone understands, that someone would step with you
through that very same door
into renewed strength and peace


I beg you,
know that someone understands a tiny stone under your heel can hobble you.
I beg you,
Just empty that stone and walk forward.
I beg you,
Help others empty their shoes when you can.
I beg you,
Remember you may always return to this doorstep to empty the stones that will inevitably find their way inside your shoes.


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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LEAVE ANY STONES, BIG OR SMALL, HERE IN THE COMMENTS.
This is for everyone who wants to let go of something but is finding it hard to do.
Certainly, you may post anonymously!
This is about helping each other, and small kindnesses can be very big to the one who receives them.