My love, my sweet angel,
You’re perfect, my dove,
Sleep deeply and drift
Through the clouds up above.
Only good things will
Await you, my dear,
You never need worry
Nor panic nor fear.
I see a bright future that’s
Headed your way
Regardless of what all
The others might say.
You’re smarter and stronger
Than you’ll ever know
Just like the boxer’s
More brave with each blow.
The blows have been frequent
And constant and hard,
And often you feel like
You’ll always be scarred.
Yet do you remember
The time you were five,
And there was an apple,
Behind it a hive.
The wasp sting hurt bad
But the apple was sweet,
Its juices flowed down
From your mouth to your feet.
And can you recall
When you were in love,
With stars in your eyes,
And lust in your blood.
You probably knew
Even right from the start
That months, maybe years from now,
They’d break your heart.
There you go, darling,
Just dancing through life
Through all of the joys
And the heartache and strife.
Love, I’m so proud of you
Lord, can’t you see?
How special you are
How unique and how free.
For you understand
At a young twenty-four
That you’re more than your thoughts
Which inside your head war.
You’re more than a story
Yet that’s why you’re here,
So one day you’ll tell it
For loved ones to hear,
Just as this lullaby
Helps you to breathe,
Eases your spirit,
Gives you reprieve,
Have faith, my dear,
That one day you’ll tell
Your story to people
To fill their hearts’ well.
So dream big and live large,
Don’t settle for less,
But at the same time dear
There’s no need to stress.
A part of you already
Knows what you need,
It knows all the tricks
That you need to succeed.
So sleep now, my babe,
Have faith that in time,
You’ll have joy in your heart and
You’ll turn out just fine.
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