Let Her Be

Leave that child
Let her be
Don't taint her mind
Don't take her side.

Let her explore
Don't slam her doors
Now that she's here
Let her not know fear.

Let her keep her head high
Let her also swallow her pride
Let her bawl all alone
And stay up whole nights.

Don't slap her cheeks
And don't stand beside
She might get knocked down
Let her sulk, let her try.

The world is cruel
People are unkind
Don't keep her warm
And do her more harm.

Let her walk away
Let her bloody stray
Let her body fall
To vultures, to prey.

Let her leave.
For now, bereave.
She will learn
And she will return.

Overnight she'll turn
From a girl, to a queen
Embrace her then
But until then, let her be.