I am the listener

I am the listener
I will listen to what you say
and what you don’t say.
I’ll meet your gaze
however sad, angry or untrusting.
I am the Listener.
Reminding you this is your safe place
for all your secrets long held
I know what being here means for you
How hard it is.
The courage that first step
of coming here took
I am the listener
I see your eyes so fixed,
So determined, at times softened.
The tears that come easily and
those you hold on to.
The pain so deep in you
that you struggle to
breathe at times.
I am the listener
Not a judge or critic.
I will sit with you in silence when necessary
I will be reflective and reassuring;
whether it be through
sadness, anxiety,
grief, trauma, addiction.
Whatever left you feeling
you were broken. So scared.
I am the listener.
This is your time… your truth… your story to share.
Your time to learn that you are more
than your secrets and scars.
Your past is not your identity.
Your time to find that you are brave.
You are stronger than you know.
I will walk with you on
your journey of self-discovery.
I am the listener.

Blessings,

Tammy

An excerpt from “Humane Way to Mental Health “