The Ask

I have some things that I must say,

You may not like to hear.

A reckoning I knew would come,

A price to pay that's dear.

It may require an unraveling

Of what I thought was true.

A letting go of old beliefs,

A search for something new.

Tears will come and so much more,

It's not an easy road.

I must go deep to sort it out,

To release this heavy load.

Pardon me, if you don't mind,

Please let it be ok.

Just give me space to feel these things

To process my own way.

I may scream, or stomp about

Or say things i shouldn't say

But please know its the grief in me,

It won't always be this way.

This old stuff’s been stuck in me

I've tried hard to push it down

But I've hit the point of no return

The time to heal is now.

So as my friend I ask you please,

Try hard to understand.

Your goal is not to cheer me up,

Or steer me from this path.

Instead you are a light to me

A safe place along  the way

Listen when I need you to,

Let me say what I need to say.