To The Little Fire Inside,
To the little fire inside,
Hello Dear Friend.
It’s me again.
I thought I would write to thank you
In the beginning, they wished for me to be decent
For a normal life to ring through
Didn't expect the girl to be brilliant- with such daddy issues.
You carried me through life, with grace and dignity
A little fire burning inside- begging someone to find me
When we spent all the time in the prison
Visiting family and friends
You told me that this may be the beginning, but darling it will not be the end
You focused on my goals, on success, on love
You reminded me it didn't matter where I came from, but what's within and above
When time came and the bars slammed shut
You yelled at me, “It's time to get up”
I pushed through then, and I push through now
Little fire, without you, I would not know how.
You were there when my heart first broke
When I found his hands wrapped around my throat
When I did not know if I should leave the pain
I held onto you, my little flame.
When I left to find my way
They never thought the poor one would
I focused on your light
And I knew that I could
You have seen me broken, abused, tired, and worn down
But , you the little fire inside, never burnt out
You are my passion, my love, my motivation
You gave me strength in times when I could not face it
Little fire you are burning , I am glad you are still alive
I have grown stronger now, because of you I thrive
19, brave , and taking on the world
I am lighting the candles within the other girls
Their eyes were hollow, dead inside
But the spark ignites, the flames start to rise
My little flame, you have kept me warm when my heart wanted to turn cold
You pushed me into the crowd and told me to be bold
Little flame, you knew my job was more than just myself
Your light cannot die, because now it's in everyone else.
My little flame I write this letter, because without you I would not be alive
You woke me up from depression, and told me to try
I am not broken anymore, I am welded together by your heat
They cannot make me a prisoner, because I now know how to be free
Dear friend, thank you for lighting the fire that made me, me
I know I am stronger, I am sorry before I did not see
And if the time comes that you ever burn out
Take me with you because I cannot live without
You’re my drive that brings me forward
The light that helps me see
I am not myself without you, and you are not without me
Love,Shawnee