For my sisters, from a sister

Little Girl

by Laurie Cook on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at 2:00pm

Little Girl

With cleavage, thighs, and stomach exposed announced,

“I’m a woman now.”

A woman.

This

Is a woman

So she’s told. So she’s shown. So she becomes.

Learning to seek her identity in

Eyes that peruse her

And hands that use her.

In sugar coated words

Swallowed so easily

Trying to fill

That space left by daddy

And now she has a baby

But she’s just as empty

This Little Girl

Now with her own

Little girl

Who watches Mama

For guidance in her world

Blind leading impressionable eyes

Down a road

That goes in circles

Traveled by fatherless generations

Seeking but never finding

But who’s to blame

When there is no guidance?

The media willingly

Stepping in to take the lead

So she watches closely to MTV

Showing her what a woman

Is supposed to be

Oh, Little Girl

Let me tell you the truth

You mean the world

To the very One

Who created the world

You don’t need any  man

To validate this fact

You don’t need to put on any act

To show that you’re all that!

You ARE all that

Because you ARE

Because He IS

LOVE

Yes He IS LOVE

Any other love

Is just a sip

Of the endless ocean

He offers that will fill

Your heart that’s broken

So Little Girl

Cover some of that skin

Your worth  has already been established

In Him

Show off

What you have within

Stand proud

That you are a daughter

Of the King

Who is everything

You could ever need

Don’t let anyone

Tell you otherwise

Stay close to Him

And you’ll quickly

Detect the lies

Let Him be your guide

Follow closely

And after awhile

People will see

That in Him

You are

What a woman should be