My Darling, Never Give In
Hey there, little one
yes, you
The tear-stained beauty I see
The one with the painted-on smile
Masking her eyes, which show your true pain
I see you hurting
I see you ready to break
All because people don’t care
They don’t see the light you make
I am older, yes; not wiser
I was once just like you.
Young, angry and full of fear
that I would never escape this hell.
In my point I can tell you
Yes it does get better
For as the saying goes
“Be strong, for things will get better
It might be stormy now, but it can’t rain forever.”
Is it going to be easy?
No.
You will have bumps everywhere.
You will fall, stumble, and try again.
In many ways, I am a big sis to you
And of this, you can be certain.
The day I meet these ones who hurt you
will be the day I throw a punch.
How dare they hurt you?
Such a pretty, shy butterfly
Unable to crawl away
but too young to go and fly.
But trust me, my darling
I know this to be true
They don’t see your beauty
the way that I do
I see your glow
just wanting to break out
But in fear, it is hidden
So that it is not snuffed out.
You free that little flame
You let itnburn as bright as the sun
You break out, spread your wings
fly as high as you can!
My darling one, you are
more beautiful than those fools
For it is common knowledge
that no matter how pretty the face
No ugly personality can be hidden
and then be erased
The nice ones are always destroyed
but only because
they have no idea of the light
you could bring them
that would chase the fear away
and never allow it’s return
So put down that blade,
little one
don’t ever use that knife
for think of someone else like you
Who once nearly lost their life
Not through her own means
but from a simple case of the flu
She was nearly taken from her family
from everything she knows
Never would she have known
The beauty of the music
we know as rock and roll
She would never have a career
or children of her own
As a matter of fact
she would never be known
for anything at all.
I wish I could be right there
To hug you and dry your tears
and possibly throw a few punches
for daring to lay a finger on you.
And before you start asking
Who that could possibly be
My dear little one
That 14 year old girl
was actually me
So before you think it’s over
there’s nothing left to give
always remember the one who loves you
and will tell you as long as she lives
that no matter when your life feels over
and that’s all there ever is…..
You will move on
They will never win
You will be strong
You will never give in.
Copyright Jaelynn Anderson September 2013
