She Tells Me

Believe the person you are, she tells me.
Believe the shimmering beauty of sunlight on water.
Believe the wisdom of the ages, she tells me.
Believe the compassion that has lifted you up in the heaviest of times.
Believe, while you splash your love onto the ailing world, she tells me.
Believe your stunning self.
She speaks. I listen.

Tricia Schwaba, 2024