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I saw you welcome the sun's kiss in the tropical country. I saw how you wished you had swings and the feeling of soaring through clear skies. You dreamt of being your brother's kites. I saw you cut the string and set them free. You were so deeply young. You wondered about rain and its touch. You smelled of serenity and warm poetry. I saw how you so proudly wore that red dress with white Daisies your mother bought you. The chickens pecked at its flowers and you laughed. I saw you running full speed into your father's arms. He'd never let you fall. You felt loved. Like a child you had small doubts. You are the girl that never chased after butterflies You are frightened of cart wheels and shower drains. As you grew older You were afraid of deeper things. Afraid to see your father's closet empty. Your mother never hugged you. I know you lived in a concrete home built on sand. At times the walls came crashing and it left bruises. You learned to resist, Against all down falls and tumbling downs. I saw you survive and it was beautiful. Your father struck down on you with bone crushing words. He no longer talks to you. Your mother doesn't understands you She doesn't know you. Womanhood left you stranded. I saw you drift into deep thought, Disconnect from the earth. Love felt like a different language. You found refuge in a smile. You put your hurt on paper. You wanted the world to stop and admire your strengths. You always run away. Your voice tucked itself away in it's safe place. Demons strangling your bravery. You felt ashamed of becoming a woman It took your father's love away And like your mother he made you feel like you don't deserve respect. You discovered womanhood in the dark. It is a cave of secrets. It is full of difficult strives and expectations. It is full of hardships and twisted inequity. But somehow in the midst you found it breath taking. You could never trade it. It is the birthplace of strength and admiration. It is the salt of the ocean and the colors of the sky. Young girl Learn to never live unapologetically. At times you will still find it difficult to accept your chipped edges But you are a woman. You'll find beauty in the scars and in everything that is broken. Only you can tell the story. Only you can change it.
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