Well Hello You! I see you..... I see you. That smile returning to your lips. The lightness in your tone, your appearance, your voice. I see you! And that's what it should be. That part of your life is over. Now it's back to you!

The Hard Part Is Over With

The storm has passed,

not quietly, not gently,

but it passed.

And here you are, standing. Strong. Firm.

 

You cried until your voice broke,

loved until you lost yourself,

believed until belief hurt to hold.

But you made it through. Look at you.

 

You’ve done the hardest part,

the leaving,

the unlearning,

the forgiving of someone

who never asked for it. You let go.

 

You’ve already done the work

that tried to break you. Dismantle you. Embarrass you. 

You sat with the pain. That hurt. Absorbed it.

You let it speak. Endured it. 

You faced the mirror and didn’t look away.

 

Now comes the soft part,

where you get to rest.

Where you breathe without counting

the spaces between heartbreaks. Count the cycle

Where you wake up and don’t flinch

at the sound of your own peace. Breathe!

 

You’ve earned the calm.

You’ve earned the quiet mornings

and the laughter that feels light again.

 

The hard part is over with.

You no longer chase closure,

you are closure.

You no longer wait for love,

you embody it. You!

 

And when you look back now,

you don’t see what broke you, 

you see who built you.

The person standing here

is the reward. 

 

The hard part is over with, love.

Now go live the soft part.