- Saahas
Poem to a Younger Sister
My dear sister,
You have found your way through experiences
That have happened in your life that should never have happened.
It is so important for you to know these things:
You are beautiful
You are deserving of all things possible
For your life, for your hopes and dreams For freedom from judgement
For the truth of this world
For the freedom to live your life fully.
I want you to know and believe deep in your heart
That whatever was done to you should never have happened
That no part of it is your fault
That for many years women have been working to stop this
All of this violence against women and girls
That it has been forced on us but we are working together to change it
So that every woman and girl is free
Free of self blame
Free to live your life as you want
Free to speak out
Free to soar
Free to love and laugh
To feel carefree
To be able to reach deep into your own beautiful thoughts
Shedding any pain, grief, self doubt,
Cleansed with your own tears
And rise, my young sister, rise
To find your purpose,
To trust your original dreams for this life of yours
And know that you are not alone
There is no reason, no excuse for what you have had to survive
But there is reason that you have survived
To live your life
To know you have your sisters
To be surrounded by those who truly love you
You are the future
We are here to love you
Celebrating sister to sister
That you have survived
Let go of the pain, young sister
To dance into your own power
Into this life of yours
Knowing
That none of whatever has happened should have happened
That you are precious,
That you are beautiful,
That your life is to be filled with respect, and love
That you are part of the sisterhood
And we will always be with you
by Tamarack Verrall