The night falls like a veil Hiding all the truths of love and pain And I find myself wishing Searching again For something good in me For some kind of fine truth Something pure, inflexibly true So beautiful it hurts There's an empty vase on the windowsill And the rain hits the glass like tears I throw my gaze down to the street And I smile to see her there still Splashing in the puddles Finding flowers in the weeds Chasing after fireflies And then she looks up and grins and waves Its like the stars shine on her and her alone Like the moon is kissing her cheek And her eyes down below are bright and pure For a child left out in the rain She waves again and I see her lips move And I hear her voice come to me "There's still strength here," she whispers and smiles, "Don't ever forget that it's there. "A child of the universe, Remember that's what he said You have as much right to be here as the stars over head And as the sun and the moon No matter how much your heart hurts Don't forget how strong you are Don't ever forget these small truths." I know that she sees something That I cannot The beauty in the sorrow and pain Somehow she smiles even as she cries And the rain washes away her tears And the streetlights keep her company Safe, because of the strength of her soul She whispers again, her voice clear to me "And remember: you're never alone!" --Heather, RAAP client
