Can you forgive me for my human days
The days when life seems harder
When my smile is smaller and my eyes get sad
Will you know, as I know, that this day may be hard, but they won’t all be like this
Can you see that worrying is in my blood
Passed down from generations of women who care so much that it hurts
Can you feel, as I feel, that the more you care about something, the more terrified you are that you might lose it
Can you take my worry as a sign of my affection
Can you embrace all that I am, without holding it against me
Can you see past my insecurities into all of the strength I have built within myself
Can you let me be weak
They say that vulnerability is a sign of strength
So why does it feel so catastrophic
And do you think that I can let myself be soft, and do you think if I soften, I can still be proud of who I have become
Can I recognize my own scars as a piece of my beauty
The hard edges that have shaped each curve of my being
Will you trace those lines with me
And can I let you be human, too
And forgive you the things that you can’t forgive in me?
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