Dear Erin

By Mike Hall, September 28, 2015

I wish I could take the prayers

of all the people who love you

and paste them on your bedroom wall

That they would lift you up before you fall

Oh, that I might take a picture of you when you’re at your very best

I’d enlarge it and surround it with lights

so you might believe that your spirit is sooooo bright

One day I’d like to write a poem that would capture the goodness in your heart

Perhaps it would help to heal the wounds

that lead you to self sabotage when no one’s there

And then, Dear Erin, I’d compose a song

I’d hope that you would play it when the night grows too long

Joined with the melody would be lyrics of love

that would coax you to soar beyond and to fly above

Beyond and above like a kite in the spring

Until you’ve found that special song…. that only you can sing.