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Letter to My Daughter

By Melnacole .Published 6 years ago 2 min read
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I wanted to take some time to pen this lines to you,

just a little piece of knowledge I hope you hold on to,

And I'll accept the fact that maybe now is not the time,

in hopes that you'll return when life has opened up your eyes.

Now, please don't take this as just another lecture,

cuz I know it may feel like all I seem to do is talk at ya,

It's true a mother's intentions are sometimes hard to see,

Just know this job is tough preparing you for what may be,

And watching you mature and grow from day to day,

Reminds me of how I looked to the future in the same way.

So trust me when I say I know right now you may not get it,

Just keep living as they say and you'll find circumstance to fit it.

No life lessons are really learned through the experience of someone else,

Though there are some things I pray you never need to find out yourself.

Yes, I know life around you may be pushing a fantasy,

And your ideas of perfect may not match reality,

of course it is so simple to get wrapped up in fairy tales,

the kind where princes thrive and true love it never fails.

But before you go on daydreaming of all that you wish to be,

Please take some time to circle back & remember this one thing:

There will be plenty of impostors who will claim to know your worth,

And falling for them can prove damaging if you don't know it first.

See you ain't gotta bump your head too many times to figure out what don't work,

and you can't find your value in a man's eyes that's just and empty search.

You've got to elevate yourself above all that temptation allows you to see,

to take the journey less talked about through routes that aren't that pleasing.

You've gotta believe that you're more than someone trying to make you feel loved, be selective,

Cuz empty promises and passionate moments soon give way to false objectives.

So be careful with who you choose to give your heart,

there's some after your soul too, and they're just dressed to play the part.

Don't be so quick to chase after love as the world may seem to do,

When it's impossible to love another if at first you don't LOVE YOU.

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Melnacole .

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."- Maya Angelou

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