A Stranger's Voice

2 years passed

I got a message

from an unknown number

:

It was her

in distress

of ill health

:

Her last wish

was to speak to me

Her sister

Her bestfriend

:

Last time we spoke

She screamed at me

in a drunken rage

and tried to hit me

in the face

:

She was more mad at herself

than at me

so I didn't take it personally

I quietly shut my door

and told her I couldn't speak

:

She slashed my tires

and I never saw her again

:

I called her to tell her I love her

To reassure her she would make it

out of this stronger and healthier

than ever before

:

We sighed in contentment

hearing each others soft voices

after such a long time

:

She said I sound different

I said she did too

:

She said,

"You sound..."

she searched for the right word

"...secure."

"But more than that."

"It's hard to explain, but I can tell you've changed."

:

I asked if I could give her advice

on how to heal when your body

is dying from the inside out

:

Something I've done

Something I know a lot about

:

She thanked me for calling

for showing my love and care

despite when I needed a friend most

she wasn't there

:

She apologized

for how she treated me

That she wasn't there for me

when I didn't have anyone

:

She told me how much she misses me

how she realized she made a huge mistake

When she knows I'm the one person

she loves and trusts more than anyone

:

She told me how she realized

I was right

The truths I told her back then

that her ego didn't like

are being seen by her soul's eyes

:

She's ready to detox her life

just as I did

:

She's starting to understand her value

her worth, her wholeness

and it's all because of her dis-ease

:

The signal that it's time for healing

:

"That's often how these things come up

when your body decides enough is enough."

:

It's emotion

energy

vitality

waving the white flag

in physicality

:

The genius of your body

telling you externally

to heal what's within

:

"I'm proud of you for listening to your soul."

"You've spent too many years putting others who don't deserve you before yourself."

:

"Just remember it's time for you to love and care for yourself now. In all the ways you wished all those others would have who didn't appreciate your value."

:

"I love you."

"I'm here for you."

"You got this."