To love myself the way nobody did

I made a vow few years ago to fall in love with me

To tell that girl stuck in time to let herself be free

That it's okay to be herself and care not for others

That she does not need to hide and cry under her covers

That no matter how she looks like she is beautiful inside and out

That she needs not the company of those who lurk in the shadows of doubt

I’d stand in front of the mirror and hug the living daylight out of her

I’d shout her name and make sure she knows I am her

I’ll tell her each day that she matters

When she laughs and cries and during her endless chatters

I’ll show her the future that she was afraid of

Imprint in her being the real meaning of love

I’d read her verses of villains and heroes

Tales of knights, witches, demons and pharaohs

I’d build a castle of wool for her on top of a hill

Let her run and scream and never stay still

I’d give her books, plenty to submerge her head in

To learn that words are not mere weapons with which to kill

I’d let her shout all the words she hid inside

Let her know that does not need to hide

My gift would be to become her comfort

To arm her with enough love to be her support

So that one day when she is all alone

She’ll know fully well she was enough love shown