Ollie comes from the Republic of Ireland and is attending my Advanced Training here in England as well as Roisin’s in Ireland. When he read out this poem at the end of our 4 days together, I was deeply moved and asked if I could put it on my website. He agreed. It’s on Roisin’s website too. I told him I saw him as a ‘Bridge Person’.

Existing on the edge of life,

Alone and in the dark,

Though with a space in which to stay,

Homeless in my heart.

But now I am accompanied,

And awareness shifts,

And, through challenge and support,

The fog begins to lift.

As I let myself be known,

Much to my surprise,

Acceptance and compassion,

Reflected in your eyes.

I grow close and bonded,

Feel a full part-of,

Even feel a oneness,

Another word for love.

I’m on an inner journey,

And I do not walk alone,

And I realise my spirit

Knows its own way home

Since this is where the heart is,

And where I want to be,

I no longer leave myself,

Home resides in me.

So, from you, my fellow traveller,

I am not apart,

I sense you right here with me,

I am carrying you in my heart