You’ve guided and you’ve helped me to step safely through my pain,
sat with the crippling ache in me
through sorrow, fear, and shame.
You never made me feel like there were things I still should hide,
held my suffering with steady hands
and stayed there by my side.
You made a space where I could speak
the thoughts I feared the most,
the times I felt like nothing but
a worthless, empty ghost.
And even when I said aloud “I do not want to stay,”
you never judged or blamed me,
you never turned away.
You listened like my brokenness
deserved compassion too,
as though each feeling I confessed
made perfect sense to you.
You always asked what I might need,
so softly, every time,
until I felt I might deserve
some gentleness and light.
Now you leave for something new -
small fingers curled in sleep,
a life that soon will know your voice,
your warmth, your love so deep.
You’ll be the kindest mum alive,
of this I’m fully sure,
the sort who makes a child feel safe,protected and secure.
Your baby will be held by love
so constant, calm, and true,
because the care you gave to me
is simply part of you.
I hope your days are filled with joy,
with health and peace and rest,
with love and laughter in your home
and every future blessed.
I know I’ll miss you deeply,
and feel lonely when you’re gone,
a little lost without the space
where I’ve felt held so long.
But because of you,
I stand a little stronger than before.
You helped me keep on going,
so maybe one day I’ll restore.
May 28
May 28, 2026 at 7:44 AM UTC
You’ve guided and you’ve helped me to step safely through my pain,
sat with the crippling ache in me
through sorrow, fear, and shame.
You never made me feel like there were things I still should hide,
held my suffering with steady hands
and stayed there by my side.
You made a space where I could speak
the thoughts I feared the most,
the times I felt like nothing but
a worthless, empty ghost.
And even when I said aloud “I do not want to stay,”
you never judged or blamed me,
you never turned away.
You listened like my brokenness
deserved compassion too,
as though each feeling I confessed
made perfect sense to you.
You always asked what I might need,
so softly, every time,
until I felt I might deserve
some gentleness and light.
Now you leave for something new -
small fingers curled in sleep,
a life that soon will know your voice,
your warmth, your love so deep.
You’ll be the kindest mum alive,
of this I’m fully sure,
the sort who makes a child feel safe,protected and secure.
Your baby will be held by love
so constant, calm, and true,
because the care you gave to me
is simply part of you.
I hope your days are filled with joy,
with health and peace and rest,
with love and laughter in your home
and every future blessed.
I know I’ll miss you deeply,
and feel lonely when you’re gone,
a little lost without the space
where I’ve felt held so long.
But because of you,
I stand a little stronger than before.
You helped me keep on going,
so maybe one day I’ll restore.
My therapist is leaving to have a baby so just wanted to say something.