Poetry of Rhymes and Nonsense

worth

You shared with me
   your hopes and dreams
And longings you
   could not yet reach

You exposed to me
   your scars and pains
And the things
   that hurt you deep

You showed me things
    you do enjoy
And what you can
    achieve on your own

You told me of
    ones who hurt you
And the marks
    they'd left on you

And through it all
   I wished to rage
At what made you
   feel less that great

To show you just
   how much you're worth
To make you feel
   that you are good

Because what you
   really deserve
Is love and care
   and hope and worth

And if I can't
   trust anyone else,
I'll just love you
   all myself

With each new day
   many reasons to say:
You're good. You're kind.
   You're worthy. You're great.