Darling girl
Please be gentle with yourself,
As those around you are trying to be.
You deserve every gentleness,
Every inch of fighting spirit that is still in you
How lucky is this world to have you around still,
Despite the terror,
The abuse,
And the pills.
How lucky is this world to know what it is to be loved by you.
How lucky is that we get see your joy,
That you keep on spreading without shame.
How lucky is every person you haven't even met yet,
Because it truly is blessing to have been known by you.
How lucky are we, that despite the nights that tore you down,
The things you never told anyone,
The nights you didn't think you would overcome,
How lucky are we that you choose to stay every single day.
How lucky is the next generation that gets to see your strength.
That they get to see what it is to withstand and stay,
Darling girl,
This world is so much better with you in it.