Friday, August 30, 2013

A letter to Nōōna

You used to be the definition of independence. 
A bohemian with nothing but respect for herself. 
I miss that girl. 
I miss the girl with stars in her eyes, who wasn't afraid to reach up and take them.
The girl who would never be treated like anything less than the most special secret, only to be shared with the most secure lips. 
The girl who only shared her lips with the promises she made to herself. 
I've never seen something more heartbreaking than when the whitest snow picks up the black from the hearts of those who use it. Those who walk over it. 
A woman should be treated like a lioness, respected like a tigress. 
"Don't lose yourself just because you found somebody" 
How many times can I say "you are worthy you are worthy you are worthy" 
Before you realize your place is not inside of someone else. 
Come back to yourself. 
Coffee cups inscribed with cookie cutter phrases and faces, things you pretend your love is. 
But your "love" has made you weak. 
It's time to bring life back to the branches you call arms. 
Too long couped up in the the noun "we" will leave your hands and knees cramped and bruised. 
It's time to accept the love you know you deserve the love that comes from yourself. 
You've been fooled once how long until the shame is on you? 
How long until a new faith entices your "other half" to the eastern wind? 
If he's hurt you let him go. 
It's time to come back home. 

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