She works with what she learns
She tries not to be a fool
She knows you are in control
Of everything you do
She doesn't always say
Exactly what she means
Life has taught her she has to act
A way that is acceptable and pristine
So she tucks the ugly away,
The real and the raw
Until she is sure that all you say
Matches with what she saw
And even when she gives you a little
To let you in a bit
There is always more you do not know
Until she's sure of it
Babe, she knows you know
Exactly how to find her
And she sits back and observes
Keeps her receipts with her
She laughs and she's fun
But she doesn't miss a beat
She is looking at how you
Navigate life when it feels like defeat
And how you treat a person
When they do not serve your ego
Are you capable of unselfishness?
Or is taking all you know?
Because to be in someone's hands by choice
Is no easy matter
She's been hurt, trusted much too soon
And her heart is bruised and battered
And while this is not your fault
It's taught her a big lesson
You may have a hard time
But she's the feminine delicate vessel
And while you can pick up
And move on to the next thing
She has had to wrestle for a semblance of what
She worked so hard to maintain:
Her balance, and her voice
Her acceptance and dignity
Her value in her own eyes
For having accepted once, in naivety
(Because while she sees a lot
She has been known to doubt it
And she looks so much for the good
Sometimes she's adding it where it isn't)
She works with what she learns
Do not misconstrue
She sees interest and disinterest
The intent, and the moves
And you won't ever know
How she truly feels
Until she's told you plainly
Despite how she heals
- Les’nspired
