This Gratitude poem was written by a client as a thank you to his therapist at the end of his treatment. He felt deeply grateful for his personal growth achieved as a result of this process.
Gratitude
To Silvina with love
In deep depression and distress I prayed that I’ll be saved
That I can change what went astray
And find myself that I mislaid
So in my life you came one day
With gentleness and patience you started to discover
That fear and distrust that kept me slave
The negative of me I tried to cover
And weird ways I have behaved.
You gave me strength and courage to see my scary demons
I have conceived in me through self-delusion
My creepy thoughts and strong emotions
That kept my soul in prison
With time I got aware how twisted my mind was
My reasoning and judgment so askew
The prejudice in me and all the flaws
Starting to doubt all that I knew.
You taught me how to calm my mind with meditation
And that awareness to all it is the key
Watching each thought and each emotion
I slowly started to be free.
Compassion, love and kindness for all the humankind
That I myself discovered to be a vital part
Unlocked my soul and made my mind
To listen to my heart.
Like miracles have worked to shatter my illusions
The sorrow was transfigured into enormous joy
The scary thoughts into amazing lessons
Keeping me now on a bright way.
As gift I have my thought you helped me clean
And the emotion this poem will arouse in you.
Your soul may always be serene.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
S. D-P
May 25, 2015
Thornhill, ON
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