We must understand
The need to
demand
support and forgiveness
of ourselves
Before we are able to
give
support and forgiveness
We are not yet able to be
kind
to each other
because we are not yet able to be kind
to ourselves
We must practice
our appreciation and support
for ourselves
And we must practice dutifully
our appreciation and support
for each other
For change to happen
Our daughters, our sisters, our neighbours and their daughters
our mothers and their mothers
must learn how
to forgive themselves
For change to happen
Forgive our inner voices and
all the inner voices
we can’t hear
but assume are unpleasant
because we believe
those negative thoughts
of ourselves
we are due for something better
We need to listen
to words without judgement
we need to lift each other up
by speaking the truth respectfully
and then
We must believe each other
and allow this learning to happen
with support, tolerance,
understanding and forgiveness.
it’s time