Seen II

she comes down from the table to sit by me on the floor

(me trying to distract myself from what is happening)

she puts her hand on my leg

and says

“i read a lot, and not a lot of good stuff

this is good”

she says it is good and that smiley giddy can’t even see girl comes back

she says, 'can i help you make this something'

and my heart balloons

i am not

nothing.

this is not nothing.

i’ve wanted from the very beginning for her to see,

i waited and i don’t know why

but i’m so glad i stopped waiting today

she should know

(and she will, through reading this)

she has influenced me in more ways than she or i will know

she may not believe it,

but she’s been a hero my whole life. and never once stopped.

(and she has the prettiest hair you’ve ever seen)