Here and Now

Here and Now

I don’t know you.
I don’t know your past with all its hardships and pain.
I don’t know anything about what you went through.
But I do know that here,
Now, 
You are safe,
Cherished,
And loved.
I hope that here and now will help you forget and start anew.
I hope that hope itself will glimmer within you again,
And I hope that you will find joy and happiness;
Those creatures once so elusive, now within your grasp.