give them girlhood.
in any way you can… give girls friendships. ways to find
other girls in their world and to learn to dance with other
wildflowers, and to build bonds that teach them the magic of girls
and reflect back to them their own magic in themselves. and then,
when they grow a little taller and their world gets a little bigger,
if that world tries to tell them all about the unworthiness of a woman…
they will know it's a lie.

and if you haven't yet known girlhood,
i hope you find it in some way now… find other ones in this world
who help you see and feel the magic of other women. anything… from
trading friendship bracelets to breathing life into each other's souls,
just somewhere you'll be shown the magic in yourself. and so whenever
this world tries to tell you all about the unworthiness of a woman…
you'll know it's a lie.
– butterflies rising

» the butterflies rising poem ‘give them girlhood. in any way you can… give girls friendships. ways to find other girls in their world and to learn to dance with other wildflowers' was originally published on the butterflies rising poetry blog