This was...... I don't think there is a word to describe it. Magnificent....no....Fantastic....no..... It was boitayamingmaha. Yeah, that's fits it. It was sad, hopeful, loving, and perfect. I love it. Keep up the great work, and I'll keep reading
Don't change this one bit. I love it. Your fourth stanza is perfect. You rhyming is dead on and you used some of my favorite words to use here, too (hugs, was) But hey, as to the actually write itself, it's not shabby, in fact I say it is...hm... super exceptional? okay, yeah that sounds about right. Abuse is never okay, hurt is never okay, but the pain they give are the ashes we rise from and at the end of the day we become better persons for it. Thank you, your work is beautiful.
i couldn't help but fight back the tears while reading this. perhaps the most heartfelt, gripping words i've read on this site. "He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds."