A girl, made of paper She blows in the wind All her thoughts, written on her pages Creative and calm and curious and careful She sings, shyly, softly In the middle of the night She doesn't want to be heard She wants to be heard
A girl, made of stone She stands steady in the storm Her face, emotionless, expressionless Strong and stony and stoic and silent She writes, fluidly, fearfully In the middle of the night She doesn't want to be seen She wants to be seen
A girl, made of light She shines in the dark Love glistens in her eyes Luminous and loving and lighthearted and loyal She glows, boldly, beautifully in the middle of the night She doesn't fear being seen She doesn't fear being heard
Girls made of paper And girls made of stone Hurt too many times by those who claim to care Hiding from the world no longer Girl made of light Hope is her name Burns like a spark in their hearts in the night Whispering softly, gently It's ok to be seen It's ok to be heard
Found this SUPER old poem, pretty sure I was 12 when I wrote this. Randomly unearthed it when going through a box of old stuff (I'm a bit of a hoarder), and decided it wasn't terrible.