Inner Child
as my inner child
looks up to me,
I can only warn her of
all the things yet to be,
she holds me like
her favorite bear
I make a promise to her
that I will always be there
making sure that she
laughs at funny moments,
that she believes in herself,
and deep down knows it
I tell her, it’s not
going to be easy,
but you
will be okay
even if it doesn’t
go as expected,
you can try again
everyday
my inner child
speaks quietly,
in my heart,
she's living there
and guiding me
she said “I wish
we could've taken
it all in more,
instead of locking
myself behind all
those closed doors.
I am so curious
to explore,
but have become
fragile to the core.”
now, you stay at
home and off grid,
you were once an
independent kid
my precious
inner child,
Where have you
planted yourself?
over here thawing your
brain like a wax melt
I want you to come
experience more life,
you can hold my hand,
it's going to be alright
most things
you can’t change
inner child, the pain
doesn’t go away
it only sits and waits
until you give it attention
makes you hear it over again
until you learned your lesson
she wishes to turn
back the clock,
because this past sleeps
under her as hard as a rock
I wish I can revisit
the normality again,
its only gotten more chaotic
since I lost my best friend
- Leah Rae