Welcome home. I'm Dr. Tama, a minister, licensed psychologist, and sacred

artist. And this is Homecoming, a podcast to facilitate your journey home to

yourself. While I will provide weekly inspiration and mental health tips, this

podcast is not the same as personalized therapy. I'm so excited you're on the

journey. If you want to request specific topics or to submit a poem for me to

read on the podcast, email me at homecomingpodcast at gmail.com. Also to build

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Welcome home co-journers. I'm glad you're here for another episode, and I'm

excited to be able to share with you another piece that has come in. And this

poem is entitled Little Boy, and it's by David Downing. Little boy, little boy. I

see you over there. Don't be scared. I am here for you. Life is hard, and it has

been since you were two. Don't fret. I am grown, and I am strong. I will

protect you. Little boy, little boy, you are not alone for I am your clone. Two

and one, we can be. I have your back. It's okay to cry. That does not make you

weak. You have endured it all, but I am here to catch you when you fall. We

will climb to the mountain's peak. Little boy, little boy, look at how far we

have come. It's so beautiful down below. The climb was hard, but this view has

made it all worth it. You have made it to the top, but our journey is not over.

There are more mountains to climb, but you have grown. You are not a little boy

anymore. You are a man now, a man that cries, a man that falls, a man that loves, a

man that triumphs, a man that knows when to ask for help, because he knows one man

cannot do it all. Little boy, little boy, I am not a little boy. I am a man. Yes. Oh

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