You are a tough cookie
Scrappy- Like me
Two peas in a pod- You & I
Day one staring at you
Realizing you reminded me of myself
You hold your emotions
Surely If you show them you’ll fold
Never to get up again
If I could tell you that isn’t true
Would you listen?
In those vulnerable moments
You’ll find your wounds
And begin to heal from the inside out
You are a natural leader
Which you don’t own
Because you don’t need to
You simply are, accept it
Listen to your gut which will guide you Along with prayer to accomplish
All those dreams you have locked up
You don’t share them due to fear of
What if you’re wrong?
Oh the embarrassment, the told you so’s
What if you’re right?
Dream & speak to your wildest dreams Speaking them
Writing them
Visualizing them
Will ensure you get them
Sitting in quiet dealing with your pain
Is something you refuse to do
My tough cookie you must
You must deal with the pieces and parts So you gain strength
You’ll need that strength
To accomplish all those dreams
Do not wait until you’re my age to realize
Run like a cheetah
Faster and faster until you can’t breathe
If you do, you will begin to release
All that isshhh that you don’t own
And begin to grow & heal from the inside
As you wade through those things
You will find your wings and fly
I loved you the moment we met
I see you
I know you
I understand you
You are understatedly beautiful
No validation needed
You are what you are
And it’s perfect
Perfect in the flaws, scratches and scars
Tough cookie- You’ve got this
You can do anything you set your mind to
Just don’t take the easy path
In the hard you’ll find yourself
And all you are meant to be
Stop running from yourself
Trust your gut
And fly
I love you
I believe in you
My tough cookie
strengthdefined 