To the healers

 [ .... a tribute to psychologists ]

The tortured soul has a voice
that cries in the silence.....
....  no one will interrupt
when the cry is heard

The anguish of a damaged life
feeds the cancer of the growing damage.
The longer that the damage
is left unhealed....
the more it spreads and poisons
the mind of the victim.

The path to healing is long and slow
It's much easier to hide... I know!
I hid my face for much of my life
and the cancer robbed me.....
.... family, friends, career.....
these were the price I paid over the years
... the cost of hiding....

If only I had had known at that time
..... the power of a healing friend
that could listen and hold my hand
while the dreadful deeds were unwound.

So my message to you mighty warriors
.... who go out to heal those wounds
.... Don't lose heart!  You are making the world
into a better place! ..... and your work
will live forever in the lives you help to heal. 

© Ian Croft May 2019