Dear Girl

Dear Girl
My dear dear girl
Lift your head
Look ahead.
The scars you bear
Deserve not shame
But celebration.
They speak to me
and her and 
Thousands of our sisters
They carry the same scars.
They carry the same scars. 
We see you. 
Through veils and words 
We see you
We know you. 
So dear girl, dear sister
Look up, look ahead
You are not defeated
You are not alone. 
Dear girl, dear friend
Look. I have these scars too 
Who else will know
Their story if not you?