To stand before the mirror’s face,
And see not flaws, but light and grace.
To hold the past, yet not be bound,
To plant your feet on solid ground.
To hear a voice unlike your own,
And let it speak, let it be known.
To take a hand, though strange it seems,
And walk together, building dreams.
To open doors once closed so tight,
And let love in, let in the light.
To know that pain will fade in time,
That every hill is ours to climb.
To see the scars and not feel shame,
To let go of the need to blame.
To understand that every tear
Has shaped the path that led us here.
Acceptance is a choice we make,
A bridge we build, a step we take.
Not just in others, but within
A place where healing can begin.
It’s in the arms that pull you near,
The words that calm a whispered fear.
It’s in the space where judgment ends,
Where foes may turn to lifelong friends.
For we are more than what we’ve been,
And change begins deep from within.
When love outweighs the fear we hold,
Acceptance makes the broken whole.