The Best-Kept Secret
A poem on leaning into the self you’ve kept hidden
Do you want to know
The best-kept secret?
It’s me!
I’m so well kept in the shadows
I sometimes fail to see myself.
Each trauma and abandonment
begs me to shrink–
but I refuse to listen to their call.
I stand in defiance
and declare “no more.”
I am here.
|I am me.
I will not be kept in the dark.
Like the vibrations of a gong,
my work will resonate
with all around.
My heart will sing.
My life will declare my truth.
I won’t be silent,
meek, mild, or soft-spoken.
With grace and authenticity,
I will show up
raw, unfiltered,
emotional, connected,
and most of all
deeply human.
That’s my secret sauce–
my often shattered heart
constantly being mended
with filaments of gold.
The pieces aren’t always pretty,
but I’m real and no longer afraid
to display all my broken parts
made more beautiful by their mending.
If you hadn’t heard,
You are also your best-kept secret.
Look inside, take a deep breath.
See yourself shine.
Journaling Prompts:
I write to heal.
Early in my healing journey, my journal accompanied me everywhere I went so I could hear and process my thoughts as I put pen to paper. Often, those writings came through various writing prompts. To pay it forward, I offer you a journal prompt with each post so you can join me in discovering your inner hero through writing.
If writing to heal resonates with you, consider using the following prompt to direct your writing.
Here are your prompts:
My secret sauce is…
I’m ready to show the world…
The part of me I’ve been keeping hidden is…
I shine best when…
The cracks in me have taught me…
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