โwhen you turn thirteen and want to paint your nails black Iโll rummage through an old drawer and give you my own polish. when you look at me and say, โmomma, Iโm lost.โ Iโll turn you towards the mirror and say, โrun darlinโ, donโt ever let them find you.โ when the first day of high school comes and you hurry to get out of the car with nerves in hand Iโll tell you, โdonโt run, walk slow. youโll make it through.โ when you go on your first date Iโll remember my first date. Iโll remember the look on my own motherโs face when he didnโt open my car door and baby, if he doesnโt open the car door remember your momma saying, โhe doesnโt get to open anything else either.โ one day that boy will break your heart and when you lock yourself in your room Iโll buy you a journal, a brand new pen, a 2 liter of strawberry soda and a potted violet with a note saying something like, โwhite oleanders are poisonous and so is heartache. violets symbolize something that Iโve since forgotten and strawberry soda drowns the salt in your tears.โ one day youโll pack your things, Iโll write you letters and send you candles in the mail. youโll marry young or maybe old. youโll have a daughter of your own and watch the sun rise in her eyes. just remember to never look up what violets symbolize and when she looks at you with tears in her eyes saying, โmomma, Iโm lost.โ turn her towards the mirror and say, โrun darlinโ, donโt ever let them find you.โโ
โ and when they say youโre too much soul for one person, remember the white oleanders.-dah (via whisperingbones)












