found in me, found in you.
Excerpts on Healing + Acceptance from Brown Butter
by Mel Chanté
19 NOVEMBER 2020
Morning Thoughts
i wake up
say an affirmation
write down my intentions for the day,
say something like:
i am worthy of a love
that waters my soul
as well as i water myself,
but how well do i water my self
if for this long i have denied my own
thirst?
sat still in some corner
surrounded with walls
built by the hands
of my own burdens brick by brick
expecting somebody else
to bulldoze this
tower of sorrows.
to be the one
—this knight and shining armor—
arriving on a soon tomorrow
pouring into me all of the love
i have been waiting for;
but what have i been waiting for
if i am the love i need?
I Am Everything
i felt myself start to spill
outside of society’s
lies.
bending—instead of breaking;
singing—instead of swallowing my soul’s song;
coloring the cracks—that were never cracks to begin with but parts within my whole
that add to all i am;
i am everything i always knew i was.
Here Is Healing
found what
i’ve been
searching for
inside my self,
this body
that rocks
my soul
to sleep
each night
and rises
with my eyes
every morning;
here is home.
here is where
healing happens.
Be Rooted
ground yourself.
be rooted in everything
you are.
trust more. worry less.
l e t g o .
allow your reach
to be neverending
always look forward to
the light,
if you can’t
find it,
be it.
be LOVE.
&
remember:
as
long
as
you
have
breath,
breathe.
ABOUT MEL
Mel Chanté (she/her) is a poet, author of Brown Butter, and creator of Vow to Self, a community space to uplift self-talk. She is the host of the Vow to Self Podcast and a favorite voice on the Shine Text App. Her poetry is available on YouTube, Apple Music, Spotify, and all music streaming outlets.
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