i want you to know today tomorrow

and every day in-between

that i am solid

 

i am the rock beneath your feet

the steady in your hands

i am the washer away of hurt

from you and from those that you love too

 

i want you to know that i will never ever ask you

to suck your soul dry

i never value others high above you

i am big enough to gather round and nestle close

every human heart—and yours is none the less

valuable than any one of these

 

i am enough for you

i am deeper and wilder and more expansive

than you could ever dream

 

i will not let you down

blinking out of existence at inconvenient times

i want you to know that i will endure

i am here

 

i am permanent

when all else fades i will not

i will not fail you

 

Heather Pound 2024

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