TO THE WOMEN I WILL BE IN 5 YEARS

 1. Do you smile every day

2. Do you remember the times when you 

    couldn't

3. have you found someone who loves you 

     like the current loves river stones

4. are they kind

5. are you kind

6. do you give more than you take 

7. have you found a middle ground between 

     soft and bitter

8. do you still dive heart-first or has your 

     spine learned how to speak

9.  do you carry yourself like a grenade- ready 

      to let go any second.

      or have you learned how to stand your 

      ground

10.  do you still ache when you think of what

        could have been

11.  do you still whisper those names in the 

        dark

12.   has the ugliness scarred and faded

         or did you have to cut it off

13.    when you look at me now, are you 

          ashamed of what i went through

          or are you proud of how far i have come