Excerpt from “U Go”

* an excerpt from a short book of poems I’m working on called “U Go”

I cleared space on the shelves in my heart and soul for your hopes and dreams
Your fears and past trauma
Your imperfections and beauty
I want to acknowledge it
Embrace it
And hold space for it
I want to lift you up
Bear the weight of your burden
Turn your darkness into light
And your imperfections into beauty marks