It took a long time to love her. It took a long time to accept her.
Scars on her wrist Scars in her heart Scars in her soul
Her body isn’t perfect With a jiggle here and a dimple there The black is a lot more gray
She believed every label given to her Too sensitive Too independent Too much Not good enough Too “smart for your own good” Too strong Too weak Too angry Too blunt Too shy
Her rawness scared them She loved too hard or not enough
It took me a long time to love her It took me a long time to accept her
She became a mother and a wife She is a sister and a daughter An aunt and a foster She triumphed and failed in each role
It took me a long time to love her It took me a long time to accept her
She is the light and the darkness A perfect balance of each She is imperfectly perfect Divinely guided to teach
Her tongue is a razor Or a meditation It all depends on the storms
She learned to love the ones who hurt her And forgive herself for accepting their lies Betrayal never comes from your enemies She blessed those cords and released those ties
It took a long time... But today I love her
It took a long time... Today I welcome and accept her
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