
BECOMING THE HOME I NEEDED
by Kimberly C. Jones©
And hear me now—
I am not afraid of your story.
I am not ashamed of your scars.
I am the woman who rose
from everything meant to quiet you.
I am the one who learned
to turn broken pieces into brilliance,
to turn silence into language,
to turn survival into a throne.
You are safe with me.
You are seen by me.
You are carried by the strength
I built from the very wounds
that once tried to undo us.
Stand with me now.
Lift your chin.
Feel the crown that was always yours
settle into its rightful place.
We are not the girl who went unseen.
We are the woman who refuses to disappear.
We are the softness that endured.
We are the fire that remained.
Come to me now—
and walk forward with me.
Whole.
Held.
And finally,
home.
