some days
i feel like i'm your downfall
letting the sky fall.
but i cannot do such a thing;
i will be your atlas.
i will hold the sky
for you.

i am a ceiling
i am walls
i am support.
i hold the roof above you
i keep the world
space
the universe
from touching your pretty little head

darling,
princess,
do not worry.
i will not let the sky fall.
as long as i'm here, nothing can hurt you.
no one can hurt you now.

you are delicate.
you are mine, you are frail, glass-
a beautifully clear sculpture no one has taken the time to polish.
so masterfully created-
when the sunshine hits you, beams of light dance throughout the room, rainbow-
gorgeous.

he mistook you as another bottle to slam, shatter-
i picked up what pieces i could.
i want you to be whole again.
i will leave room on my shelf to display you.
i will never let you fall again.
i will never let you break again.

darling, princess, little one-
i will make you feel whole again.
loved again.

god so help me,
when it comes to her,
i will not let the sky fall.

not again.