My dear one,
don’t let them
get you down,
or tell you who
to be,
when you are
a burnished light
designed
to shine bright,
and not be
diminished
by eyes with
clouded sight.

Not everybody
can stand to see
the moon on
fire or the sun
in her glorious
mantle of white.

So chin up,
heart open,
feet grounded,
and eyes wise;
for my dear one
you are a universe of a billion loves,
whose face lights up
the night.