You did not save me…
Instead you taught me how
To save myself.
You did not give me strength…
Your hand was simply
Holding mine
As I built my own.
You did not
Take away my sorrows,
You quietly taught me
How to heal myself of them.
You did not give me
Self Respect…
It has grown exponentially
From the esteem
You’ve shown me for merely
Being who I am.
You have taught me
How to love,
You have shown me
How to live
With heart and eyes
Wide Open.
~Shelly~
