I know my worth.

For I am more than the flowers, and even they are clothed with color

Yet, when I’m under the lights

And the silence get’s loud

That’s when the lies seep their way through me

And roll me off to sea

Oh water and ocean come find me!

And let the sand swallow my toes

Because I want to float away when I’m seen,

But to be seen is my greatest desire!

Why is it that roses are louder than lilies

And the wind is heard more than water?

Someday I’ll find a waterfall that pours into me everything I lack

And my freckles will dance all over my face and they will find a lover for me

And when we dance in the forest behind my grandmas porch

That is when the clock will stop ticking

And I will take my first breath without the weight of the world sitting right on my shoulders

Because to be loved is to be known, so let me run around in circles

Hold my hand in the rain and cover me in the blanket of your arms

As for now, the clouds mourn with me and the birds sing a melody that draws me close to sleep