Her

Listen to her

That voice in your head, she is your fiercest protector

Listen to her

She sees your pain, feels the cracks in your heart

She holds your face in her hands, in gentle earnest

Listen to her

She wipes the blood from your eyes, the tears from your soul

She pulls every thread until you are untangled, whole

She kisses the sun into your forehead until you feel warm

Listen to her

She fills you with love, and rage, and kindness, and strength

Until you are complete

Until your bones are steel, though sometimes frail

Until your heart can bend, but no longer break

Listen to her

She may not always know what to do

But she is your warrior

She will fight back when you are stabbed

She will heal when you are broken

And she will grow wings every time the world throws you off a cliff

Listen.