I have dreamed of you
In glimpses
I have seen your smile
and your laugh
and the way you hide your face
when you think nobody's watching
but they are watching, darling
And they see the beauty
radiating through you
Like sunlight
They want to bathe in it
Be blinded by it
But you won’t let them
because you think you are small
and you are scared
I won’t tell you you’re beautiful
but I will show you the world
I will whisper the secrets in your ear
that only you shall know
I won’t tell you you’re beautiful
but I will tell you that you can move mountains
with your tiny scarred hands
that try to hold the weight of the world
but darling, you don’t need to
I won’t tell you you’re beautiful
but I will hold you when everything falls apart
and he tells you he doesn’t love you anymore
and I will remember
I won’t tell you you’re beautiful
but I will remind you of your strength
I will remind you that you are a fierce warrior
and you bring men to their knees in your presence
but they are too weak to have the capacity
to hold so much greatness
I won’t tell you you’re beautiful
because maybe you are not what is considered
“beautiful”
this day and age
but just remember
I have seen your soul, darling
and it is beautiful
