Thrive

 My child

More than anything

I want you to thrive

I want you to choose yourself

To rise above the 

Lovers and the losers

Fickle men 

With weak minds 

And weaker hearts

I want you to succeed

To bloom and grow

Until you are so tall

You can look over their

Heads and see past

Past the indecision

Past their self-centered needs 

Push them out of the way

Look into the mirror, and SEE

The fabulous creature

You’ve always been