dear one

what do you see?
how could you know

that she was in jail last Christmas...

that she hitchhiked to Sacramento

with a cat

 lived and almost died

on the streets

can you tell?

she reads on a 4th grade level

"they put me in stupid school"

wanted to be "regular"
to belong

waiting for the phone to ring

always trying

she is my darling
i see

funny

persistent

real

hoping
good through and through

more than enough

can she stay out of trouble?
will she ever know how much she is loved

is our hope

and prayer

every

single

day

our
wonder of wonder
miracle of miracles

...