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I'm giving up on getting 

everything I ever dreamed, 

the stars I reached for shine 

a little farther than they seemed, 

and maybe it is selfish to think 

happiness decreed, 

but I will never give up loving you.

I'm letting go of wishes 

that I held too dear to name, 

hoping that my children 

never have to do the same,

praying for them courage 

and a spirit that's untamed, 

but I will never give up loving you. 

I'm making peace with making beds 

and sleeping in them nightly, 

with biting tongues and swallowing 

my words through throats closed tightly. 

I'm turning all my scars into some 

thing you will think more sightly, 

but I will never give up loving you.