boots and bows
tiny toes
even rain can’t dim the smile
twinkling eyes
bedtime lullabies
a world only filled with promise
and one day, so quickly
you see the rain and not the umbrella
the baby’s too big to rock in the chair
now there’s more you have to tell her
changes come
little girls grow
the bows are tucked in the drawer
you disagree, you see things different
she doesn’t know you’re fighting for…
her peace
her protection
her future
her heart
for a world where her body is safe
where her mind matters
a world she can live in and not make herself be small
God, when my little girl can’t listen to my voice, let her listen for Yours
when she no longer wants my embrace, cover her, remind her
she is the daughter of a King
she is a little girl standing at a fence post
she is my everything
