Stained Glass
What is is about your eyes?
It's colours catch my own.
Watching, waiting you,
it's obvious to me who you think you are.
How long will you continue to be painted?
My heart aches that you are so small,
yet more educated in the lies of this world.
You've already sold yourself to something so cheap.
And now your eyes are nothing but stained glass windows.
Pretty to look at, surrounded by color, but behind, a backwards distorted picture.
The sun can only puncture your soul, there is no real light inside.
Do you see the same way I see, little girl?
Or have you bought the lie to grow up too fast?
Only 14, why do you convince yourself that
unless you have this or that,
you cannot be satisfied?
You've bought into the stained glass lie.
You're not alone, half of the world is along with you. You aren't that far gone, turn around.
Take your life and take your light. I'll even give you mine.
The beauty you have sold yourself for, makes you nothing but a window.
And yes, most people can't see through the stained glass, but I can.
I've been there too.
I've seen the hand where all you do is think that you aren't up to par.
Did you know that you are beautiful?
Has the world told you that?
Because when the light shines from within,
there is nothing you can do about who you are.
Except enjoy it.
That is what you have to learn.
And this is the truth.
Take your light, let it shine.
Take the backwards window and stop adding color to make it look better.
Because the window doesn't work from the outside in, it's works from the inside out.
Because the only one who ever can see the pretty colours if the light only shines in is you. And you can't enjoy them, because you keep criticizing...
So show your true colours.
Smash your stained glass windows
and let your smile reach your eyes.
Finished 10/09
This was written for a girl in my youth group. I don't have the courage to say this to her, and I know she doesn't read this.
I think it's something everyone needs to learn...
Katydid out.
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