Dear Self,
Dammmn gurl.
You been through some shIT!
How you do that?
Come out all sparklin’, glitterin’ divine,
the star of your own solar system?
Which gods got your back?
What you give for their strength?
How you take enough pain for ten
then got sun beams in your eyes, your smile?
You given’ love you never received,
where you find that?
How you always makin’ everything for yourself?
What’s your secret?
What’s the trick?
You exercisin’ and drinkin’ water?
Naw, a planet sized heart,
you got compassion for others and yourself.
Don’t forget yourself.
You gotta share that.
Straight up magic.
-Melissa Donley