violet eyes

I’d like to thank the little girl with the violet eyes.

I’d like to thank you for all that you’ve done for me so far, and will hopefully continue to do.

I’d like to thank you for all the help you’ve given me, and for the borrowed courage.

This is my way of thanking you, little girl with the violet eyes.

No one notices her until she’s long past gone, when her work with you is done.

She’s the one who stands behind the curtain, and pushes you out, out onto the stage.

She’s the one who hands you the rocks on the beach, the ones you throw into the ocean because you’re angry at first, but soon you’ve forgotten why, and you just throw them to throw them.

She’s the one who lends you courage to use for a while.

She’s the one who pulls you off the sinking ship onto a floating log, and guides you to shore.

She’s the one whose shoulder you can cry on, when luck doesn’t go your way.

She’s the one who holds your hand, and teaches you to fly.

She’s the one, that little girl with the violet eyes, who teaches you to become who you are.

She may not have a body, but for right now, she’s the little girl with the violet eyes.

She may not be able to hand you the rocks on the beach in person, it may be a sibling or a stranger. Read more »