There is a young woman
For whom no words
Will change her mind
That she is worth anything…
Perhaps you know
Someone like her,
Young
Beautiful
Bright
And believing
The lies told
To her younger soul
She is worthless.
It's not true,
But her light
Can only be lit from
Within.
All you can do
Is believe in her
Even though
She cannot believe
In herself.
Light the candle
Of hope in your heart
For her
And yourself,
For as it is for one
Woman
It is so for us all.
Once Peter asked
Us,
Begged and cheered
Us,
To clap to bring
Our little winged
One,
To life…
So now in a silence
That is deafening
I ask you
To look to the woman
To the left
And right,
Before and beside
Or within you
And Believe in her
Encourage her
That we might
All someday believe
In ourselves.
