Dear worn out soul
I am here to pick you up
after daily war between yourself,
parents and school

Dear beautiful person
Your smile shines brighter
than the sun, it is nicer to look at
than the moon

Dear loving boyfriend
Perfection is hard to come by
but nothing could be as perfect
as your heartbeat against mine

Dear best friend
Times are tough
but you will always have a home
as long as I am here

You will always have love
as long as I am here

Dear handsome young man
You've blossomed into a beautiful
tree and your leaves are green as ever
nothing could convince me otherwise

You will be perfect
as long as I have a brain to think so

dust of the aching parts
of your heart and let
yourself fall down
reach inside and untie
knots, replace them with ribbon
and tie pretty bows around your lungs
remind yourself breathing is apart of living
remind yourself as long as your two feet touch the ground
the ribbons cannot come undone

shed off ***** plastic coverings
replace them with silk
treat it like you sleep in it

because you do

dust the dirt off your shoulders
and let yourself smile
reach inside and clean out memories
you no longer need to cherish
replace them with a good book
remind yourself laughing is apart of living
remind yourself as long as long as you wake up in the morning
the story will still continue

it has been a little over a week
since you found out
what flying feels like
gained your angel wings
or maybe even bird wings
and flew your way to family
way up in the sky

and it has been a little over a week
since i found out
what sinking feels like
discovered my anchor
and was pulled down too far
to be able to breathe

i knew you for
s e v e n t e e n years
a lifetime of smiles and comfort
hand holding baby feeding
watching someone grow up
while watching another one fall
i wanted to give you the world
as my second mother
as someone willing to lend a hand
or maybe a sword in a daily battle

saying goodbye was hard because
i didn't want to
i shouldn't have to
only that i will see you again soon
i will love you much more until then

it has been a week since
you've gained your wings
it has been a week since
i've gone to school

things flash by quicker than
i thought they could

thank you for lending a smile
a hand a sword a foot a leg
a simple joke

it has been a week since
things have started to change
and i am scared of what's to come
of life without our families
wikipedia, aunt, sister, mother,
best friend, know it all
sassy medical extraordinaire
but i am hoping you'll lend a wing, too

until then
i will love you much more