"Good for Good"

"Good for Good"

Mother holds her child.

As if holding time itself still.

The waves do not speak of what has passed,

nor does the wind carry the weight of fear.

Here, there are no hospital walls,

no nights measured in heartbeats and hope.

Only breath.

Only presence.

Only love.

In rooms filled with silence and machines,

in prayers whispered when no one could hear.

Her steady hands never let go,

even when the world felt uncertain.

She has carried more than a child.

She has carried strength,

fear,

faith,

and the quiet courage to stay.

And now, in this moment,

the world softens around them and finally… it sees them.

This is what remains

after everything.

Not the struggle.

Not the pain.

But this.

A fleeting, sacred stillness

where love is enough,

and everything,

finally,

feels whole.

Don't Fear Me.

Hersberger

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Provenance

Title: "Good for Good"

Portrait of Shelby Haase with her beautiful mommy Julie.

Created by Ela and Larry Hersberger, December 2025, Florida. Session and artwork sponsored by Masterpiece Artwork LLC for ABC TV show "Home for Good".