Breaking?

A poem inspired by Ibarynt (@ibarynt) on WordPress. An amazing blogger!

Make Me

If you try to break me
you will make me

If you attack me because I seem weak
you will discover the strength that
has stood up to too many people like you

If you think me a fool
watch me leave
only a fool would stay near you

You are the judge and jury
of a person you don’t know
a life you know nothing about
a heart forged in fire that
became compassionate as a result

That takes enormous strength
far more strength than it takes
to be unkind

Where you cannot see me
I can see you

A hurt and broken person
taking their strength
from tearing others down
you were hurt so you hurt

As you walk away from the wreckage
you feel good or clever
Yet that person just stood back up
they rose from the cesspool of your words
stronger
clearer
more determined to be the anti-you

Thank you
for making us

I’m sorry that you are so hurt
But you will only heal if you want to
If you have the courage
to face what’s wrong
with you

Deb Hawken - 2025

Published by debdancingstarhawken7

I'm a writer, public speaker, medium, and spiritual thinker. I suffered from acute anxiety from the age of 16 until I was well into my 50s, when I finally found methods that helped me to put it behind me. My struggles led to me exploring life through poetry, then plays, and over a 15 year period I made notes for a self help book which I published in 2015. Details on the book page. Although I am a psychic medium and loved the work, it didn’t feel right for me. It was an utter privilege, but my path was the exploration of what it means to be spirit in the real world and how we can make practical use of those abilities. Nowadays I write, blog, and teach soul-centred living, which is a gentle way of undoing past programming and connecting to your essential self, or soul. If you’re interested email me and we can chat. No pressure, it’s right for you or it’s not and you will know. The groups meet on line so no going out on cold, wet, winter’s evenings. On a personal note, I’m based in the UK. Married with five cats, no children, and four grandchildren, thanks to our inherited daughter, who has gifted us four beautiful little people that bring us such joy. Hope you enjoy the blogs. Deb xx

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