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Blood is important

But it’s not everything

Blood is something others cannot give

Blood cannot be donated to make a family

Though some would gladly give their blood for one

Others can only offer love

Love doesn’t flow through the veins

It rests in the heart

Builds a home

Like the home the loved one has been given

I Love You

You said it first

I wanted to wait until I meant it

Looking back

Knowing how you guard your heart

I see how vulnerable you made yourself

All the times your trust had been broken

Love betrayed

To give your heart to me

It meant everything

Dehydration

Love seeps from the body

The soul’s lifeblood escaping

The skin shrivels and curls

Leaving the heart in need of a watering

Poem for my Future Daughter

You’re not too pretty to cry

Your mother cries

You’re the prettiest people I know

Tears make you human

 

Play football

Get rough

Roll in the mud

Get dirty

 

You were born here

They were born there

You’ll learn soon enough

Life isn’t fair

 

Embrace your body

Wear clothes you like

And clothes others don’t

Wear confidence

 

You’re smarter than guys

More intelligent than girls

Don’t stress about grades

Change the world

 

Success shouldn’t bring guilt

Never feel less

Hold your head high

You did your best

 

Anger is true

Sadness is too

Remember the light

That shines inside you

 

Size does matter

Not where you think

Grow your heart

Ignore your waist

 

When everything is gone

You’ll have your heart

Love is pure

Hatred keeps us apart

 

You’re a woman

Take pride

So many girls

Not enough guides