when you least expect;
loveliness, pure,
sweeps all else aside

in your heart
there is gold
in your heart
lies a brave spirit
in your heart
lives a sparrow
singing a tune of hope
in your heart
is a spark
that will set the world on fire
in your heart
lives truth and hope
and love and life.
open it.

when will you understand
that I love you?
what will it take for you to
believe me?
shall I write it in the sky?
shall I braid it in your hair?
shall I tattoo it on your skin?
shall I pour it in your coffee?
shall I whisper in your ear?
was my death not enough
for you?

everybody has a spark inside their hearts,
and many let it die.
many let heartbreak and fear and failure
define who they are.
but you're not everybody.
you don't ignore the spark in your heart,
you don't let the fire die.
instead you let it burn,
you let it dance,
you let it be wild.
you let it be light,
you let it be truth.
you let it be hope,
you let it be love.
because you are a butterfly with brave wings,
you are not afraid of dreaming big,
you are not afraid of shining bright,
you are not afraid to love.
you have this spark inside of you,
you're not afraid to let it burn.
you are full of light and color.
you are a firework.

i want you to know
that you are more beautiful
than all the night stars,
that you're more brave than you know,
that you shine brighter than the summer sun,
that your smile radiates joy,
that your life is a mirror of grace
that your words turn the sky bluer,
that they make flowers bloom,
that this desert you're passing by
will end one day,
that this storm won't last forever,
that soon you'll find yourself
on a mountaintop,
surrounded by wildflowers,
gazing at a rainbow made
just for you.
but mostly,
i want you to know
that i love you.

i went swimming
in the sea of your words,
and overwhelmed by
your waves,
the waves that called my
name,
the waves that said
that
You love me, that i am
not alone, that You care for
me, that You look at
my heart
and You like what you see,
that my heart is worth
pursuing,
in those waves,
i drowned.

this morning
i looked in the mirror
and for the first time
i didn't see
my mistakes,
i didn't see
my circumstances,
i didn't see
the shame i carried
on my shoulders,
i didn't see the
fear that once chained me
instead i saw
the most beautiful smile,
i saw a brave heart
and a face full of
inexpressible joy,
and i saw
a soul worth pursuing,
a dream worth chasing,
a heart worth loving.