Little girl
Haunted look in your eyes
Don’t see only pain
Don’t close off to happiness
Please don’t flinch
When I touch your cheek
Crawl up here
Into my lap
Lay your head on my shoulder
Lay the weight of your world
Here, I can carry it
Close your eyes
My hand in your hair
Heartbeat harmony
Let it soothe you
Sleep to dream away
The monsters, the unrest
Wake with sleepy-eyed wonder
The world a different place
To my mussed little woman
The beat of my heart
Sleep, so tomorrow
You might see anew
And see a different world
Hope and light reflected
In those dark pools once more