ready to see you soar

little girl, you’re alive.

don’t you know you survived? 

you’re not lying in your hole anymore. 

you dug yourself out, 

no longer need to shout, 

because now, you sit above. 

little girl, you’ve come too far 

to stay put where you are. 

you’re not meant to settle here. 

move past how you’re living.

your mistakes, you keep forgiving, 

without taking a step forward. 

little girl, who’s not so little, 

you stand in the middle 

of a space that belongs to you. 

look up at the sky.

it’s up to you to fly.

you deserve to go higher than this.

little girl, rise up, i pray.

that’s all i have left to say. 

i’m ready to see you soar.