For The Broken

by Shenaia Lucas

he wanted to drink her like wine but forgot that she could drown him

you are not your insecurities you are the strength of the mountains and the wisdom of the rivers

losing what matters most to you is the beginning of becoming yourself

you are an alchemist turning sorrow into joy and graves into gold -the art of transmutation

loyalty is of infinite value and so rare these days

the last step of healing is to forgive not those who hurt you for they are nothing the last step of healing is to forgive yourself.

we were never a fairy tale we have our imperfections we fight and hurt each other but fairy tales end with the last page and our reality never has to end.

i will love you when your light is all but snuffed out by the darkness i will love you when you think you’ve never been more broken i will love you through it all because you are mine -i will love you

i am grateful for every heartbreak i felt before we fell in love for each scar taught me a new place to caress you

don’t call me an angel i’m not perfect and i will hurt you despite my best intentions call me human and let us love each other as best we can

you are better than my dreams for when i reach out to touch you you smile instead of fading back into my imagination

you looked right past my inadequacies no, even better you loved them better than anyone has ever loved the best parts of me

i pray that i never become immune to injustice for the struggle of any is the struggle of all

our culture worships musicians who brag about date rape in their songs our country elects politicians who brag about sexual assault and face no consequences there is something seriously wrong with this picture