If you had told me long ago,
what life would be like today;
I’d stare up at you, legs crisscrossed,
with a bright and stary gaze.

The dreams I’d had, the love I’d seeked;
all things that I’d once felt were far too out of reach.
Miles ahead by leaps and bounds.
Things that after all this time,
I think I’ve finally found.

You had it within you all along,
you silly little girl.
Your kindness and your love
that was meant to save the world.
Far too naive to see the bad
in any living thing.
Far too trusting to turn your back on an injured, wounded being.
Far too loyal to be painted in the eyes of your peers.
Far too gentle to know that you are wise beyond your years.

You’d never believe the stories I could tell,
of the experiences of how her enchanted crown fell.
But after all of that agony and pain,
you’d be proud to know how she got back up again.
The world may be a cruel and unforgiving place,
but the world gets a little softer when you bless it with your grace.

So stay that sweet, tender-hearted girl
and never let the relentless world unfurl
The spark
The Sunshine
The glimmer in your eyes
The passion
The Innocence
I promise it’s your birth, not your untimely demise.