give me me

i am, dear world—

nothing more but a girl.

give me my voice so i can scream,

give me my hand so i can reach,

give me my eyes so i can dream,

give me my ears so i can teach.

give me me, dear life,

give me me.

and i promise to nurture me,

like an acorn –i will be an oak,

then i vow to keep nursing me,

revive my every death like phoenix—

survive every ash, every fog, every smoke.

-fynn jamal