I see you,

Not for who you think you are,

Not for who you might be.

I see you, I see you.

Darkness lingers inside my soul,

Deep within, frustration develops,

I wish I could’ve been a pillar,

I wish I would’ve helped,

But I didn’t.

I am here now,

I see you,

And all your traumas,

I see your essence remains untouched,

What I once sought to protect,

Still lives, somewhere inside you.

There’s so much I see,

Every time I see you,

All that was, all that could’ve been,

And all that is.

I want to help you relearn,

How to love yourself,

I don’t need you to love me,

I just need you to be yourself,

For I always saw you,

Even when I couldn’t,

Even when I shouldn’t,

I saw you,

I saw you.