Big-eyed and open-hearted.
Innocent, yet so broken.
Juggled through pains of this world
At so very young an age.
Little girls
Are easily influenced
Forever
By their cruel surroundings.
This earth;
It’s people
Are too foolish
To deserve a blessing
So great as a little girl,
A gift, pure and innocent,
Directly from God’s Own hands.
Every little girl
Is so very precious
In Your eyes, Father,
Let us all not forget.
Some little girls
Grow up to be just one more woman;
One more mother, waitress,
Doctor, lawyer, dancer, cook;
One more teacher or convict,
But others,
Oh, Lord, this cuts me to the heart.
Yes, still others
Will perish at the hands of this world
Deemed forever little girls
By judges so drunk on greed.
Lord, some little girls,
Girls like me,
Need You lots, need You now.
Some little girls
Are still little girls
Struggling their way,
Fighting the tradition,
To become all
That their parents never were.
Father, some little girls,
Will go from broken homes
To Heavenly ones.
Some little girls
Remember Your love.
You told me a secret.
Told me I was special,
Told me I loved You so much,
I’d have to struggle horribly here on earth,
But it’s okay, because I will for You.
You said I was Your
Special servant
And my burdens would be so heavy,
So unique;
I’d fall, wearied, at times.
You told me I was strong enough,
Strong enough to ask for help,
But because my burdens
Were so very different,
So special like me,
I could never
Place them on any other’s shoulders.
My cross I must bear
And I am willing,
Out of love for You, Father.
If others offered to take it,
I’d have to turn them down.
This burden
Is for You and me alone.
Sometimes I forget,
So many people beg my trust,
Beg me to let them help,
And it’s so easy
To take comfort in their words
Allowing myself to lean,
Just a bit too hard
On the support they offer.
I learn each time,
This comfort is false
For their love is not strong enough,
Not unconditional.
And so, here I am, Father,
With my cross upon my soul,
Being strong enough
To ask Your help
For Your little girl.
Age 15