Hope

I hope that one day I’ll be seen for me

Not just the smiles or laughs

But everything in between 

I hope that when I say that I’m fine

You reach out and simply hold me tight

That you see the pain behind the smile

That I want you to stay for just for a little while

I hope to be loved without explanation 

Without reason and in all the moments of my frustration 

When I ask to be loved for the person I am

You don’t question the reason that I need to hold your hand 

In moments of sadness and when my heart sits heavy in my chest

That your touch and your presence gives me a reason to rest

I hope that you see me for who I truly am 

The one who loves too hard and cares too much 

But also the one who takes the days without any rush

The one who stops on a walk to pick up a flower 

Not just because it’s beautiful but it holds a different power

I’ve been through enough to see things from different views

I’ve known too many people who never got to choose

That flower made us late and I could’ve saved some time

But knowing that they can’t anymore, makes me want to give up mine

I hope that you see the reasons behind my actions 

They aren’t to make you mad or cause distractions 

It’s simply me remembering those who never get to make that choice again

I hope that you love me for me 

And see me for who I truly am