Do not assign yourself a time frame to heal
There is no deadline by which we must tell ourselves
“I feel whole again.”
There is no one who can pressure you
to feel nothing at all.

It is my wish for us to know this:
There is no glory in a numb heart
There is no pride in making ourselves cold

Look me in the eyes so we may say, together,
“I will feel it.”
I will drink in every last drop of pain until it becomes so strong a part of my flesh
that it strengthens me.

A broken bone heals back better than it was before. The mind is capable of just as much, if we let it break.