Always Be

Written August 21, 2011

another cover on the wall
this hall is yours--

no other has achieved
so much as you.

and i, above all else,
am happy for you.

i am.

even if other thoughts
and memories flood forth,

i will always be
proud of you.

(and maybe proud for you,
'cause you're too modest.)

my mind isn't making you out
to be some underdog story;

i know you as you who are.

and you are worth
every ounce of admiration.