THE RETURN TO ME:
THREE STAGES OF HEALING THE GIRL I WAS
Author’s Note
The Return to Me is a poem I wrote for the girl I once was — the one who learned silence before she learned language, who carried more than she ever should have, and who waited far too long to be held. These three parts trace the journey back to her: the wound, the embrace, and the becoming. This is my offering to her, and to every version of myself that survived long enough to be loved by the woman I am now.
