hold me in your arms
call me your little girl
but don’t forget
to push me away
every now and then
so i remember
that i can exist
without being in
your embrace

 

–parents

when you wake
i can feel me
as your first thought
and i smile
because you
were mine

i am the scarf
around your neck

you supporting me
me comforting you

some days I wake
with a spring in my step
a wealth of energy
and I think
maybe today
maybe today the fight
will end
the beast will sleep
and I will be me again
and I wait
hoping it is true

I want to curl up in your words
finally able to find rest
from the kindness
I want to keep you with me
so that I always have comfort
So that each sound out of your mouth
will pick me up when I am down
and lock me in an embrace that says
You Are Beautiful
You Are Talented
You Are Loved
You Are Enough For Me

 

–validation

i knew from a distance
you were hurting

my heart is still
tethered to yours

all i want
is to remove your pain

but if it is gone
there will be nothing left

for me to hold onto
and you will slip away

only a memory
that will evaporate

like catching a wisp of
smoke with bare hands

while you slept
i counted your eyelashes
because each one
gave me more of you to love