let your heartsong rise.

there is a tenderness that visits
every now and then.
a quiet presence.
resisted in one moment,
then cautiously,
hesitantly,
welcomed in the next.

a gentleness that lives within you.
often silenced,
yet always calling,
longing to be heard.
to be seen.
to be loved.

where you may see weakness,
i see beauty.

where you rush it out the door
and treat it like an intruder,
i open my arms wide
and receive it
as something sacred.

i say,
invite it in.
offer it a seat.
ask it to stay a while.

i say,
encourage it to speak.
remain curious.
be willing.
be eager
to understand.

a softening of walls.
a lowering of guard.
a quiet beauty to behold.

in your own time.
in your own way.

let those walls gently ease.
let your spirit breathe.
let your heartsong rise.
its own true melody.

for here i am,
and there i will be.

attentive.
present.
ready to witness.
to honor.
to admire
each note,
one at a time.

you.
all.
of.
you.