Let me encourage you
The way the moon encourages the tide
Without shouting
Simply by being present
Pulling gently on what’s already within you
Let me encourage you
Like a lantern buried in fog
Its glow small but stubborn
Teaching the mist
That it cannot swallow every light
Let me encourage you
The way seeds encourage the earth
By breaking open first
By trusting the dark
To become a birthplace instead of a grave
Let me encourage you
Like a bridge made of quiet faith
Holding your weight
Even when you doubt
Your own footsteps
Let me encourage you
The way dawn encourages shadows
Not by fighting them
But by offering a horizon
Wide enough to hold both light and ache
Let me encourage you
As the river encourages a stone
Shaping it slowly
Softening its edges
Without ever demanding it change all at once
Let me encourage you
Because even the sky
Vast as it is
Still needs the sun
To remind it how to shine
I hope you are listening
And
Not just staring at me in the mirror